Wise Old Tree

Wise Old Tree

Teeshirts @ TeePublic

 

Spotted Lanternfly

 

Tropical

"Tropical" - Watercolor, Ink, White Gel Pen + Occasional Raindrops

by Christopher Blosser 7-30-23

Mountainside

 

Mountain Stream

 

Waterfall

 

Broken Earth - Color

 

Stream

Octopus

icescape

 

Solace

"Overlooked"

This was done for a weekly word/phrase challenge on Twitter, “old town”; just my somewhat dour interpretation of the phrase.

What I was intending to portray was the feeling of being left out, cast aside, alienated. Sometimes it happens by way of economic class and bigotry (ex. “gated communities” intent upon exclusion of the other, “out of sight, out of mind” — indicated by the trash heap, concealed behind the wall); or perhaps by technology or “progress”, as when an industry finds itself outdated, leaving behind abandoned factories and those who once made a living from it.

In many cases, “old towns” can be emblematic to me of those society has forgotten, or intentionally don’t wish to see. 

There are greener pastures, the future may be bright — but typically for the privileged, the select few.

 

Blue Ridge