My obsession with Bald Cypress

Faye's Bald Cypress

Notes From My Tree Journal

Of all the trees I love, the Bald Cypress is the most exotic and wonderful to me.  I make a habit of painting them often. This particular tree is a favorite. It grows on the edge of a pond at Fair Oaks in Evinston. It was planted there by Faye who owned the property at one time. It was struck by lightening and so the top is bare. The bottom of the tree flourishes every spring and summer. It is graceful and lovely, like a grande old dame at a ball with her graceful skirts. I paint this tree about twice a  year because I love it so much.