The Big Bonsai

The title of this post is an oxymoron I believe. But somehow when I saw this creaky old willow, leaning over the Maitai bridge, it so much reminded me of those wonderful bonsai trees, hundreds of years old, growing in bowls.

I think that those bonsai are referencing real big trees like this one. I guess it's only fair, turn about, for old willows like these to refer back to the bonsai they inspired.




15109. "The Big Bonsai". Oil on panel. 8x10 in. $150

Any plein air painting from this blog may be purchased by emailing me at

rosswhitlock@inspire.net.nz


Posted using BlogPress from my iPad