Kunzea ambigua - coastal elemental study

[hugh grant]

Hi all
I’d like to share another new project fresh from the workshop.
A nice old piece of kunzea ambigua yamadori material. I wanted to design a tree that picked up on the nuances of the species when they grow on the coast close to the rock. With long branches that hug the rock and cling to the protected spaces. The branches are elongated raising and feminine full of undulation comprising of foliage pads that are flat and streamline.
The work involved revealing the live veins, cleaning the deadwood and the Structural and secondary’s wiring to facilitate the framework for the design. Very excited about this piece and the direction, literally and ponderously

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[melbrackstone]

That's beautiful Hugh!

[Raging Bull]

Congratulations!!! You've captured a really natural wild look with that tree. Love It.

[Matt S]

Nice work Hugh. Great source material and you’ve really bought out the beauty of it.

[boom64]

Interesting Tree Hugh ,will be keen to see how you handle the flat foliage pads. Cheers John.

[hugh grant]

cheers guys!

[dansai]

A friend once told me that true art is about being able to put in your painting the side of the tree you don't see (we were looking at a tree at the time). Not meaning that you should sit on one side of the tree and paint the other, rather that your painting should contain the essence of the whole tree, and therefore suggest more that what has been put on the canvas. I love this work because it suggests in both its lines and spaces a cliff that it is hugging, the spaces where it is nestled in, and the parts where it has moved away and suffered the consequences.

As always, lovely work Hugh.

[hugh grant]

A friend once told me that true art is about being able to put in your painting the side of the tree you don't see (we were looking at a tree at the time). Not meaning that you should sit on one side of the tree and paint the other, rather that your painting should contain the essence of the whole tree, and therefore suggest more that what has been put on the canvas. I love this work because it suggests in both its lines and spaces a cliff that it is hugging, the spaces where it is nestled in, and the parts where it has moved away and suffered the consequences.

As always, lovely work Hugh.

Mate you made my day reading that!! I love how you have interpreted the work and have read into it !
That’s exactly the kind of reading I hope people to get, looking past through and around the corner, thankyou thank you!

[TimJ7]

What a beautiful project!
I have just gathered some of these from my parents property to try as I always wondered now they would bonsai. They have some fantastic shapes and bark texture. mine are just settling in, so it may be a while before I decide how to shape them further...
I look forward to seeing this develop.
Well done
TimJ