Can’t See the Forest Because There’s Only One Tree
Acrylic on canvas
30” x 30”
2005

Common comparisons between nature and humanity are bountiful in our language, as some of the titles in this series of paintings reflect. It is interesting to notice just how many of these common idioms are used in our day-to-day communication, as author Larry Dossey demonstrates:
 
We go out on a limb and get caught in a jungle of detail. We collect kernels of wisdom, follow decision trees and branch out in our activities. New ideas get planted in our minds, where they germinate, take root, and flower or wither. We leaf through books, and turn over new leaves. Surgeons perform implants and transplants and physicians do stem cell research. We weed out bad ideas, cultivate good will and reap what we sow. We raise seed money for new business and farm out projects to others. And, of course, we plot our family trees.