Sycamore Dancer
by Terry Rowe
Title
Sycamore Dancer
Artist
Terry Rowe
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
A sycamore tree, on the edge of the tree line, is reflected in the water of the Potomac river. The tree appears to dance along the river's edge. This is one of several favorite trees along the George Washington Parkway. This particular sycamore grows on Roosevelt Island and is especially visible in the winter when her white bark stands out against the darkness of the other trees.
Images and textures have been layered to create a composite art print of a original photograph.
An American sycamore tree can often be easily distinguished from other trees by its mottled exfoliating bark, which flakes off in great irregular masses, leaving the surface mottled, and greenish-white, gray and brown. The bark of all trees has to yield to a growing trunk by stretching, splitting, or infilling; the Sycamore shows the process more openly than many other trees. The explanation is found in the rigid texture of the bark tissue, which lacks the elasticity of the bark of some other trees, so it is incapable of stretching to accommodate the growth of the wood underneath and the tree sloughs it off.
A sycamore can grow to massive proportions, typically reaching up to 30 to 40 meters (98 to 130 ft) high and 1.5 to 2 meters (4.9 to 6.6 ft) in diameter when grown in deep soils.
Sycamore trees symbolize protection and strength.
I hope you will consider acquiring one of my photographs for your personal enjoyment or as a gift.
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January 2nd, 2013
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Comments (14)
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
Congratulations on the purchase of your image today. Nice finishing touches!
Natalie Sweetabow
What a lovely tree! Congrats on the sale! I love how the buyer framed it.
Terry Rowe replied:
Thank you Natalie! And yes, I think the buyer did a great job picking mat & frame.
Terry Rowe
Many thanks to the buyer from Alabama who purchased "Sycamore Dancer." Trees are special to me, and this one, on the the banks of the Potomac River is one of my most favorite trees.