Veronica Bailey

The Survivor

Inspired by: Joyce Tenneson, Fork Shaped Tree

watercolor on paper

14.5″ x 18″

2025

$375

Rather than giving me a feeling of the divine, the golden hue in Joyce Tenneson’s “Fork Shaped Tree” made me think of a poisonous fog. I have, therefore, re-imagined the landscape of this photograph into a post-apocalyptic setting. The trees can no longer survive, and a sole survivor stands cloaked and masked against the mist, which clings to their protective clothing and swirls at their feet. I’ve used a limited palette of only two colors to achieve the effect of a smothered world.

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