Autumn Oaks

Oak trees have inspired artists for hundreds of years. Providing an ongoing variety of color and form, oaks are beautiful throughout the year and especially dramatic in autumn. Autumn Oaks is a series of ten watercolor paintings on vellum of oaks in fall color. Each painting represents a different species and expresses its individual personality and seasonal characteristics. All of the pieces in the series except Dwarf Chinquapin Oak, were painted from studies of trees growing at the University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum in Chaska, Minnesota. Dwarf Chinquapin Oak was painted from a clipping generously provided by Guy Sternberg from the oak collection at Starhill Forest Arboretum in Petersburg, Illinois.

Quercus rubra Red Oak

Quercus imbricaria Shingle Oak

Quercus coccinea Scarlet Oak

Quercus bicolor Swamp White Oak

Quercus prinoides Chinquapin Oak

Quercus velutina American Black Oak

Quercus alba White Oak

Quercus prinus Chestnut Oak

Quercus macrocarpa Bur Oak

Quercus palustris Pin Oak

 

Cinnamon Fern

Violet

Hemlock Cones

Ladyslipper 1

Ladyslipper 2

Wild Grapes

Blue Flag Blossom

Pine Cone

Rose Hips

Carrots

Acorns