Anatomy of a dying tree

Saw this dying tree in a beach near Sydney and a thought came to my mind. If i didn´t paint that tree, it was going fall and probably be removed or rot soon without anyone noticing. That´s what happens every day with many things and in so many ways. So of course this is symbolic. Some kind of a tribut, in this case to trees that give us so much and most of the times we forgot about it. I think this is applicable not only to trees but to nature in general.
I left some of charcol used for the sketching ,specially at te branches, because charcol is actually burnt tree wood, so it looks to me as an appropiate symbolism too.
I tried to capture the essence of the scene working most of the painting in-situ, keeping spontaneity by using big brushes while making some more detail in areas where I considered important for the composition.
To capture the volume and "anatomy" it was another of my goals, given that as a veterinarian,
I believe that there are many similarities between animals and other things of nature.
I decided to keep a warm and calm color palette so that the viewer doesn´t get distracted with so much information.

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Mateo is an argentine artist now living in Australia. He is well known for his oil paintings and drawings, where he captures the nature and essence of things in a realistic way, always emphasizing on the advance quality of his technique. After almost 13 years of painting and drawing without stopping he continues looking for the volume, structure, texture, and form of things in nature, which he embodies it all with a balanced oil painting pallet and some charcoal and graphite.
Graduated as a veterinarian in 2021, he is interested in applying the anatomy knowledge acquired to his animals paintings, specially horses and cattle, which have become one of his most recurring themes. Can be highlighted among those kind of paintings, some as ¨La Cuartertera¨ (painted for number one professional polo player Adolfo Cambiasso) and ¨La Guillermina¨ (now hanging on the walls of professional polo player Nico Pieres´ house).
high quality technique, dedication and the artist authenticity, are for Mateo, three fundamental and very important points to have into account when starting a new piece.