Joshua Tree is a painting by Romy Muirhead which was uploaded on September 27th, 2019.
Joshua Tree
It’s been 21 years since I drove out to the Joshua Tree National Park in 1999 with a friend to search for the subject for my next painting. I found... more
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36.000 x 54.000 x 1.000 inches
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Title
Joshua Tree
Artist
Romy Muirhead
Medium
Painting - Acrylic On Canvas
Description
It’s been 21 years since I drove out to the Joshua Tree National Park in 1999 with a friend to search for the subject for my next painting. I found it in this particular tree. It was a long drive from Los Angeles but the end result was one of my favorite paintings, a large acrylic on canvas at 4 1/2 feet tall.
Joshua Trees are found in some of the arid parts of the Southwest. I found this one in Lost Horse Valley in the park. They can live for hundreds and even a thousand years. The tallest tree can reach almost 50 feet, with roots getting down to over 30 feet. This tree was quite small in comparison, maybe 10 or 12 feet and probably a hundred years old, just a youngster.
I always hoped to get back for another visit. Maybe I still will, but I wouldn’t know where to look for “my” tree. It might be a couple of feet taller by now.
Uploaded
September 27th, 2019
