Surrounded by Broken Trees, 2023, oil on canvas, 35 x 23 in. / 88.9 x 58.42 cm.

Surrounded by Broken Trees, Jean Burlingame, 2023, oil on canvas, 35 x 23 in. / 88.9 x 58.42 cm.

I explore random natural settings and the female's connection to environmental forces. The power of the pose and the painting process reveals the connection. The pose, and the color of flesh mimic the inner turmoil attached to our experiences. Nature is sometimes in a state of decay, and we relate.