The snag, a dead tree larger than a human body, is also a mother in the Sequoia National Forest. This painting is inspired by a wildfire sunset, a horror in sherbet hues. These towering dead trees have been spotted — in high-intensity burn areas — birthing immense new groves of Giant Sequoias. The work of The John Muir project is studying and protecting these snag mothers and their ways of forming new kin.
Watercolor & Gouache on Arches Cotton Paper
2.75” x 3.75”
2026
The snag, a dead tree larger than a human body, is also a mother in the Sequoia National Forest. This painting is inspired by a wildfire sunset, a horror in sherbet hues. These towering dead trees have been spotted — in high-intensity burn areas — birthing immense new groves of Giant Sequoias. The work of The John Muir project is studying and protecting these snag mothers and their ways of forming new kin.
Watercolor & Gouache on Arches Cotton Paper
2.75” x 3.75”
2026
