The trees are pretty scary in the book, and I imagined how deep and dark the woods are in those scenes. I created their faces from gnarled bark, and a woodman’s cuts for the mouths. Tree limbs became animated arms. Tin Man is hard-charging to protect innocent Dorothy.
Lyra’s Books’ The Wizard of Oz
21 × 29 inches
Oil on Canvas
The trees are pretty scary in the book, and I imagined how deep and dark the woods are in those scenes. I created their faces from gnarled bark, and a woodman’s cuts for the mouths. Tree limbs became animated arms. Tin Man is hard-charging to protect innocent Dorothy.
Lyra’s Books’ The Wizard of Oz
21 × 29 inches
Oil on Canvas
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