Tree art photography.
Bring the outside in.
Quiet giants, witnesses of history and time, standing guard, enduring: all the reasons we love trees. If you can’t forest bathe, why not bring the forest to you?
For that matter, bring all manner of trees closer to you. I imagine hearing the breeze through the canopy, and the gentle tussling of leaves. A dappling of light streams down from above, and I can close my eyes and listen to birds singing.
The tree art photography below is a selection of trees and forests I’ve shot with different techniques. Many of these abstract photographs are intimate landscapes. Others are impressionistic where I’ve chosen to use a sense of motion to soften the scene and add emotion. I’ve also included a few that represent the digital abstraction art gallery where I’ve started with a photo I’ve shot, and then use a variety of techniques to morph the subject, infusing it with energy. I enjoy this type of art because I believe that looking is not seeing. There’s a reason for that saying, “seeing the forest for the trees.” Digital abstraction art frees us to be mindful, free your mind, and observe for pure joy.
Find your sense of wonder in the forests below and with tree art photography sure to bring you closer to nature.
“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.”
— Kahlil Gibran
Dogwoods blossoming in spring look lacey against the rough texture of ponderosa bark. Bring the beauty of spring in Yosemite National Park into your home.
Deep in the Grand Canyon at mile 21 on the Colorado River, a lone tree lives in the close confines of North Canyon's exfoliated sandstone walls. During the monsoon season each year, there is potential for flash floods sending boulders down this narrow chasm. Regulars down the river have seen times when the tree was literally ripped to the roots. But it continues to grow. A stunning piece of wall art to reinforce the message of determination.
A stately live oak tree like this one in Charleston, South Carolina can live for centuries. A powerful image to display reminding you of strength.
Gothic mountain kissed by sunlight is surrounded with a meadow of aspens in autumn yellows.
The matrix code has taken over the forest. Pine trees are assimilated. Is this a force field or a forest field?
In contrast to the whitest bark, this aspen grove blushes in fall golds, oranges, and rust colors. This scene to me has an asian flare, like a bamboo scene.
Abstract bamboo leaves tussle in the wind in a tropical garden. Symbolic of flexibility and resilience, encourage the spirit of going with the flow by including this image in your living space.
An aspen grove seems to stretch upward as the late afternoon light filters through the trees.
The late afternoon sun lights up the tops of aspens that have lost their fall color, creating an intricate lacy white pattern with their branches.
Hear the crunch of pine needles underfoot, notice the small wildflowers blooming in a carpet of green grass, and feel the soft touch of afternoon light reaching into the forest. The right touch for a mountain home.
A golden carpet of fallen aspen leaves lines a drive through a grove.
An autumn drive on a curvy road. Watch the turns for the ghost vehicle. A unique take on Acadia Naitonal Park in autumn. Fitting artwork for the person who takes the road less traveled.
Ski lift chairs meet in the middle of aspens in their autumn brightest.
Ann Newman is a photographer, writer, and creator of Annstracts who brings readers inspiration through her abstract photos. As a former, professionally-trained salesperson, Ann understands that people want to solve problems or accelerate growth for a better future. Exploring the little moments in life with gratitudes gives her art a positive spin. You might find Ann near her home in Phoenix, bent down looking at the tiniest details of a bug, patting any nearby dog, or asking “why” an awful lot.