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THE TREES: Rubbing-drawings of tree bark
Charcoal rubbings on paper (often using found charcoal), 35" x 23"
The series began in 2003 at the Platte Clove Residency - The Catskill Center, Platte Clove, New York.
TREE LOCATIONS:
States: Alabama, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Vermont, Washington
Countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Spain
Scroll down to see photos of drawings in progress.
VIEW L.I.U. exhibition installation of THE TREES, 2014
THE TREES (SELECTIONS):
Ohio 2023
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Oak, Tappan Square, Oberlin, OH 2023
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Pine, Tappan Square, Oberlin, OH, 2023 |
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Bur Oak, Tappan Square, Oberlin, OH, 2023 |
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LOUISIANA 2021
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Camphor Tree, New Orleans, LA, 202
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Palm, New Orleans, LA, 2021 |
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MISSISSIPPI 2021
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Live Oak, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS, 2021
(drawings made with found Live Oak bark)
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Live Oak, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS, 2021
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Live Oak, Biloxi, MS, 2021
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BOLIVIA, 2018
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Unknown, Santa Rosa, Bolivia, 2018 |
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Toborochi, Cuevo, Bolivia, 2018 |
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Willow, Cuevo, Bolivia, 2018 |
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CONNECTICUT, 2018
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Ash, Tobey Pond, Norfolk, CT, 2018 |
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Birch, Tobey Pond, Norfolk, CT, 2018 |
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Oak, Tobey Pond, Norfolk, CT, 2018 |
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FRANCE, 2017
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Plane Tree, Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2017 |
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Cedar, Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2017 |
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Unknown, Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2017 |
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HAWAII, 2017
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Fiddle Leaf Fig, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017 |
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Coral Shower Tree, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017 |
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Baobab, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017 |
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MASSACHUSETTS, 2017
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Maple, Great Barrington, MA, 2017 |
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Pine, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, 2017 |
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Hemlock, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, 2017 |
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WASHINGTON, 2016
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Oak, Pioneer Park, Walla Walla, Washington, 2016 |
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Evergreen, Walla Walla, Washington, 2016 |
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Pine, Pioneer Park, Walla Walla, Washington, 2016 |
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OREGON, 2016
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Giant Sequoia, Astoria, Oregon, 2016 |
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Douglas Fir, Portland, Oregan, 2016 |
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Douglas Fir, Portland, Oregan, 2016 |
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ALABAMA, 2014
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Pine, Seale, Alabama, 2014 |
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Pine, Seale, Alabama, 2014 |
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Pine, Seale, Alabama, 2014 |
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JAPAN, 2013
![The Trees](/pages/TheTrees/Japan_Cedar_6472.jpg)
1200 year old Cedar, Kawaguchi Fuji Asama Shrine, 2013 |
![The Trees](/pages/TheTrees/Japan_Cherry_3100.jpg)
Cherry, Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan, 2013 |
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Red Pine, Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan, 2013 |
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BRAZIL, 2012
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Iroko, Itaparika, Bahia, Brazil, 2012 |
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Palm, Itaparika, Bahia, Brazil, 2012 |
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Cambara, Sao Rogue, Brazil, 2012 |
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SPAIN, 2009
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unknown, Mojacar, Spain, 2009 |
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Palm, Mojacar, Spain, 2009 |
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unknown, Mojacar, Spain, 2009 |
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CANADA, 2008
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Lodgepole Pine, Banff, Canada, 2008 |
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Lodgepole Pine, Banff, Canada, 2008 |
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Lodgepole Pine, Banff, Canada, 2008 |
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ITALY, 2005
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Cypress, Tuscany, Italy, 2005 |
![The Trees](/pages/TheTrees/IT_2005-Cedar.jpg)
Cedar, Tuscany, Italy, 2005 |
![The Trees](/pages/TheTrees/IT_2005 Mulberry.jpg)
Mulberry, Tuscany, Italy, 2005 |
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NEW YORK, 2004
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Pine, Woodstock, New York, 2004 |
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Pine, Woodstock, New York, 2004 |
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Pine, Woodstock, New York, 2004 |
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NEW YORK, 2003
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Pine, Platte Clove, New York, 2003 |
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Hemlock, Platte Clove, New York, 2003 |
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Fir, Platte Clove, New York, 2003 |
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TREE FROTTAGE Travels
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Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Toborochi tree in Cuevo, Bolivia. 2018
Photo: Bia Cunha
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Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Plane tree, Saint Jean de Luz, France. 2017
photo: Michael Kowalski
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New Orleans, 2021
photo: David Houston
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Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Bur Oak, Tappan Square, Oberlin, OH. 2023
photo: Michael Kowalski
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Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Maple tree, Lenox, Mass. 2017
photo: Michael Kowalski
![Florence Neal_Brasil](/pages/Images/FlorenceNeal_SaoRogueBrasil.jpg)
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Cambera tree in Sao Rogue, Brasil. 2012
photo: Helena Hungria
![Florence Neal rubbing drawing in Woodstock NY](/pages/Images/FlorenceNeal_WoodstockRubbing.jpg)
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Norway Maple tree in
Woodstock, New York. photo: Mariella Bisson
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