REMEMBERING TREES

Remembering Trees

Trees as a stand-in for nature herself. A series of disparate works that form a cautionary tale about our ailing planet.

Diane Bertolo
Trees and Other Notes (1), 2026. Crayon on vellum, acrylic on paper, holes, in shadow boxes, 16 x 10 inches overall.
Remembering Trees, Diane Bertolo
Remembering Trees (the sky turned yellow), 2025. Mixed media collage, 8 x 10 inches each, 26 x 43 inches overall.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.
Remembering Trees (detail), 2025.

When the wildfires came, the sky turned yellow.

Black Forest (in the shadows), 2024. Mixed media collage in shadow box frames. Overall 26 x 10 inches.
Wood, Bark, Circle. WIP, 2020.
Wood, Bark, Circle. WIP, 2020.
Magic Hour. Archival pigment print. 2021
Magic Hour. Archival pigment print. 2021
Circle, Stone, Tree. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Circle, Stone, Tree. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Dots, Stones. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Dots, Stones. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Box of Shadows. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Box of Shadows. Archival pigment print. 2020.
Tree Mala. Collage with gouache. Rephotographed. 2020.
Tree Mala. Collage with gouache. Rephotographed. 2020.

Everything is better in the shadow of trees.