Description
Artwork Size: 18×24, Medium: Oil, Location Depicted in Artwork: Magazine, AR, Artist Statement: Clinging to the sandstone bluffs of the highest point in the Arkansas Territory, this ancient Eastern Red Cedar Tree has been keeping watch for hundreds of years as history unfolded below. The aromatic wood is considered sacred to many indigenous tribes and early settlers found it resiliant for various structures they built. Weathered and twisted, the tree stands as an icon of Mt. Magazine State Park, embodies the spirit of determination and grit required to live on the frontier, and stands watch as a sentinel while we create our own history.
