The Arbutus: inexorably tied to the Gulf Islands by association...difficult to imagine one without the other.  These trees go through many different phases throughout the year and never cease to astonish visitors with their garish displays of colour during their annual "peel" sessions.  A truly sensuous tree, the Arbutus is the subject of many local artisans work and will continue to be one of my favourite subjects for the foreseeable future...

A Wrinkle in Time  Arb-peel-01.jpg (41716 bytes)

Arb-old-man.jpg (32899 bytes)  Berry Clusters  Arb_pillar.jpg (44943 bytes)  Arb-subtle.jpg (45421 bytes)  Shadowlands

King's Cove: Ruckle Park  Outreach  Mt. Maxwell  Booth Bay

  King's Cove II  Mt. Baker in the distance

Arbutus-berries-001.jpg (113026 bytes) Arbutus-Yeo-Point.jpg (91242 bytes) Arbutus-berries-003.jpg (106369 bytes) Arbutus-berries-004.jpg (124746 bytes)

Arbutus-spiral.jpg (103491 bytes)  Arbutus-berries-002.jpg (120928 bytes)

 

Nature is quite intriguing, to say the least...forms present themselves to our vision, forms reminiscent of the human body.  What we see represented in the natural environment is often an echo of the human form...a breathtaking display for all to see.  The more time that I spend in the natural environment, the more I appreciate the subtle reflections of mankind in nature.

TORSOS SERIES

Eros-bulge.jpg (44502 bytes)  Torso  Eros-torso-peel.jpg (34677 bytes)  Arbutus-torsos-III.jpg (33491 bytes)

OPEN TO INTERPRETATION SERIES

Arbutus-open-01.jpg (37218 bytes)  Arbutus-open-02.jpg (33591 bytes)  Arbutus-open-03.jpg (37337 bytes)  Arbutus-open-04.jpg (37818 bytes)

REVELATION SERIES

Arbutus-revelation-002.jpg (36552 bytes)  Arbutus-delta.jpg (51719 bytes)  Arbutus-revelation-001.jpg (28044 bytes)

REVELATION SERIES PART II

Arbutus-nip.jpg (46011 bytes)  Arbutus-burst.jpg (25371 bytes)  Arbutus-revelation-003.jpg (36423 bytes)

FIRE SERIES

Arbutus-full.jpg (38846 bytes)  Madonna  Arbutus-walk.jpg (32880 bytes)

 

all photos ©2003 Michael Levy/Flat Earth Photography