Thank God I live in Michigan where the trees are all the right size…….BTW, the only time we us the word Mitt around here is when we’re talking about the Lower Peninsula..(usually showing people where we live…).
I think that I shall never see, a billboard lovely as a tree. In fact unless the billboards fall, I’ll never see a tree at all- um… I forgot who wrote that.
This is a little long, so I hope you don’t mind if I share it. This poem was a favorite from my childhood, and I loved reading it to my children. :) ~ Trees by Harry Behn
Trees are the kindest things I know, They do no harm, they simply grow And spread a shade for sleepy cows, And gather birds among their boughs. They give us fruit in leaves above, And wood to make our houses of, And leaves to burn on Halloween, And in the Spring new buds of green. They are the first when day’s begun To touch the beams of morning sun, They are the last to hold the light When evening changes into night, And when a moon floats on the sky They hum a drowsy lullabyOf sleepy children long ago… Trees are the kindest things I know.
I have mixed feelings about this one. Yes, nature is often beautiful, and can be appreciated as such, but it’s not “Art.” It’s not artifice, it’s not “artificial.” It simply IS, it just HAPPENED.
The “artist” in this scenario (not including Wiley) is the guy with the frame. By holding the frame in a particular place (as opposed to other places he might have held it), he’s creating a composition. He’s making an aesthetic choice, even if it’s a subjective and impermanent one.
Besides, I don’t dig landscapes. But if there’s a squirrel in the tree, that’s the element I’D frame.
Trees are indeed a renewable resource. However after they reach a certain height breadth and age one has to stop thinking of them as a renewable resource because no woodsman lumber or pulp company is going to allow trees to become 1,000 years old again.
has any one considered the fact that Mr Miller just set off an all day piece of performance art? gocomics is the canvas, and we are the media on that canvas. : )its an idea i like.
Is this a statement about how much nature has influenced Miller’s art?……But, there is something I’ve wondered about. Why do humans love beautiful things? What good does it do for our survival? There must be a reason it’s in us..right?
I think I’m agreeing with Fritzoid. I’m not sure what to make of this strip. As an artist myself, my strength is in portraits – however, I’m an avid nature lover and WISH I could paint landscapes that would move people. Nothing can beat the real thing but in its absence…
doc white over 12 years ago
I think I shall never see……….
GROG Premium Member over 12 years ago
Suitable for framing.
Orion-13 over 12 years ago
Total frame up.
Orion
palos over 12 years ago
Perhaps there is still hope for him.
x_Tech over 12 years ago
Sons of the Pioneers – Trees
x_Tech over 12 years ago
More (100 songs) Sons Of The Pioneers
jreckard over 12 years ago
Now that’s the proper frame of mind.
roctor over 12 years ago
The source of many more frames. He can appreciate that.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Just another reason to hate WW I
I'll fly away over 12 years ago
No art can be appreciated but what the Lord God has made.
jhampa over 12 years ago
Non-sequitur is the greatest. You’ve got a great mind.
tripwire45 over 12 years ago
You need a bigger frame.
Biltil Premium Member over 12 years ago
Another great reason to step outside today :)
wdgnas over 12 years ago
number six: make the goal smaller…
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
“like”
Vonne Anton over 12 years ago
You know he’s going to nail that frame to the tree and use it for target practice…you DO know that, don’t you?
As Red Green once said: “If I can do it, it ain’t art!”
Can't Sleep over 12 years ago
Very nicely done, Wiley.
dfowensby over 12 years ago
chain saw and lumber, that would make sense.
V-Beast over 12 years ago
What a nut.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Thank God I live in Michigan where the trees are all the right size…….BTW, the only time we us the word Mitt around here is when we’re talking about the Lower Peninsula..(usually showing people where we live…).
bbear over 12 years ago
Beautifully drawn tree, Wiley!
Jonni over 12 years ago
Obviously no expense spared to sequester a Sequoia
KSquaredComics over 12 years ago
I love this one Wiley.
DrJKnows over 12 years ago
Wiley, could you make the frame larger?
skippygddss over 12 years ago
I think that I shall never see, a billboard lovely as a tree. In fact unless the billboards fall, I’ll never see a tree at all- um… I forgot who wrote that.
dabugger over 12 years ago
can’s see the picture for the forest; or wood ya know….
LumFan over 12 years ago
It’s just a matter of perspective. One person’s great work of nature (or God) is another person’s new table. I prefer the great work of nature/God.
Arianne over 12 years ago
This is a little long, so I hope you don’t mind if I share it. This poem was a favorite from my childhood, and I loved reading it to my children. :) ~ Trees by Harry Behn
Trees are the kindest things I know, They do no harm, they simply grow And spread a shade for sleepy cows, And gather birds among their boughs. They give us fruit in leaves above, And wood to make our houses of, And leaves to burn on Halloween, And in the Spring new buds of green. They are the first when day’s begun To touch the beams of morning sun, They are the last to hold the light When evening changes into night, And when a moon floats on the sky They hum a drowsy lullabyOf sleepy children long ago… Trees are the kindest things I know.
fritzoid Premium Member over 12 years ago
I have mixed feelings about this one. Yes, nature is often beautiful, and can be appreciated as such, but it’s not “Art.” It’s not artifice, it’s not “artificial.” It simply IS, it just HAPPENED.
The “artist” in this scenario (not including Wiley) is the guy with the frame. By holding the frame in a particular place (as opposed to other places he might have held it), he’s creating a composition. He’s making an aesthetic choice, even if it’s a subjective and impermanent one.
Besides, I don’t dig landscapes. But if there’s a squirrel in the tree, that’s the element I’D frame.
bmckee over 12 years ago
Trees are indeed a renewable resource. However after they reach a certain height breadth and age one has to stop thinking of them as a renewable resource because no woodsman lumber or pulp company is going to allow trees to become 1,000 years old again.
walruscarver2000 over 12 years ago
I think that I shall never seeA billboard lively as a tree.Indeed, unless the billboards fallI’ll never see a tree at all.- Ogden Nash
Gokie5 over 12 years ago
Thanks, Wiley. This strip was moving and resonant.
jakob_dunning2 over 12 years ago
stripped of deeper significance, it is still a very poetic thing.. the art of finding the proper view..
lin4869 over 12 years ago
I’m always amazed about the diversity of trees. They’re individuals just like humans! When you think about it, all things are individual.
cdward over 12 years ago
Now just lose the frame, and he’s got a perfect picture.
JR6019 over 12 years ago
Now that’s art!
Happy, happy, happy!!! Premium Member over 12 years ago
has any one considered the fact that Mr Miller just set off an all day piece of performance art? gocomics is the canvas, and we are the media on that canvas. : )its an idea i like.
Varnes over 12 years ago
Is this a statement about how much nature has influenced Miller’s art?……But, there is something I’ve wondered about. Why do humans love beautiful things? What good does it do for our survival? There must be a reason it’s in us..right?
The Life I Draw Upon over 12 years ago
Very good message Wiley, very good indeed..I wish some neighbors had felt that way.
Hunter7 over 12 years ago
That’s a gorgeous rendering of a tree.
Barbaratoo over 12 years ago
I think I’m agreeing with Fritzoid. I’m not sure what to make of this strip. As an artist myself, my strength is in portraits – however, I’m an avid nature lover and WISH I could paint landscapes that would move people. Nothing can beat the real thing but in its absence…
Alms4Thorby over 12 years ago
Oh my! The pun just hit me!
kaystari Premium Member over 12 years ago
nice, Good one, Wiley,