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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, 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):
LOUISIANA 2021
 Camphor Tree, New Orleans, LA, 202 |
 Palm, New Orleans, LA, 2021 |
MISSISSIPPI 2021
 Live Oak, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS, 2021 (drawings made with found Live Oak bark) |
 Live Oak, George Ohr Museum, Biloxi, MS, 2021 |
 Live Oak, Biloxi, MS, 2021 |
BOLIVIA, 2018
Unknown, Santa Rosa, Bolivia, 2018 |
Toborochi, Cuevo, Bolivia, 2018 |
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CONNECTICUT, 2018
Ash, Tobey Pond, Norfolk, CT, 2018 |
Birch, Tobey Pond, Norfolk, CT, 2018 |
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FRANCE, 2017
Plane Tree, Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2017 |
Cedar, Saint Jean de Luz, France, 2017 |
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HAWAII, 2017
Fiddle Leaf Fig, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017 |
Coral Shower Tree, Honolulu, Hawaii, 2017 |
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MASSACHUSETTS, 2017
Maple, Great Barrington, MA, 2017 |
Pine, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA, 2017 |
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WASHINGTON, 2016
Oak, Pioneer Park, Walla Walla, Washington, 2016 |
Evergreen, Walla Walla, Washington, 2016 |
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OREGON, 2016
Giant Sequoia, Astoria, Oregon, 2016 |
Douglas Fir, Portland, Oregan, 2016 |
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ALABAMA, 2014
Pine, Seale, Alabama, 2014 |
Pine, Seale, Alabama, 2014 |
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JAPAN, 2013
1200 year old Cedar, Kawaguchi Fuji Asama Shrine, 2013 |
Cherry, Lake Kawaguchiko, Japan, 2013 |
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BRAZIL, 2012
Iroko, Itaparika, Bahia, Brazil, 2012 |
Palm, Itaparika, Bahia, Brazil, 2012 |
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SPAIN, 2009
unknown, Mojacar, Spain, 2009 |
Palm, Mojacar, Spain, 2009 |
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CANADA, 2008
Lodgepole Pine, Banff, Canada, 2008 |
Lodgepole Pine, Banff, Canada, 2008 |
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ITALY, 2005
Cypress, Tuscany, Italy, 2005 |
Cedar, Tuscany, Italy, 2005 |
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NEW YORK, 2004
Pine, Woodstock, New York, 2004 |
Pine, Woodstock, New York, 2004 |
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NEW YORK, 2003
Pine, Platte Clove, New York, 2003 |
Hemlock, Platte Clove, New York, 2003 |
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TREE FROTTAGE Travels
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Toborochi tree in Cuevo, Bolivia. 2018
Photo: Bia Cunha
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Plane tree, Saint Jean de Luz, France. 2017
photo: Michael Kowalski
New Orleans, 2021
photo: David Houston
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Maple tree, Lenox, Mass. 2017
photo: Michael Kowalski
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Cambera tree in Sao Rogue, Brasil. 2012
photo: Helena Hungria
Florence Neal - rubbing/drawing - Norway Maple tree in
Woodstock, New York. photo: Mariella Bisson