Doug Fir Seed Cone
Doug Fir Seed Cone; R Williamson; water color, gouache, stabilo pencil; 16” wide x 20” high; 11/26
Emerging from in between the fish scale like segments of the seed cone of a Douglas Fir tree are narrow flames licking the air. Forked tongues that writhe and reach. These are the mousetail bracts that develop as the seed cones mature after the pollen cones do their work. Each seed cone scale hides two seeds beneath it, complete with little wings to aid in dispersal.
A study on 140 cold press watercolor paper using graphite pencil, stabilo pencil, watercolor and gouache. 16” x 20”
Pseudotsuga menziesii is one of the few latin tree names that I know and I love saying it out loud. Rolls right off the tongue.