The Singing Cedar

A vibrant oil painting of a twisted cedar tree with colorful exposed roots, dappled forest light, and rich greens and purples in a northern woodland setting.

A plein-air underdrawing on a warm-toned panel showing loose brush and line work sketching the trunk and roots of a cedar tree, resting on an outdoor easel with a palette of oil paints below.

A plein-air painting of a twisted cedar tree with colorful roots and dappled forest light, displayed on an easel in a wooded lakeshore setting.

Close-up detail of an oil painting showing vibrant brushstrokes of a cedar tree trunk, roots, and dappled green foliage in expressive, colorful strokes.

Plein air oil painting of a twisted cedar tree displayed in a dark wooden frame with warm edge highlights, set against a neutral gray background.

Original Art by Primary Hughes

It was colder than you’d think for a June day. Each gust of wind coming off of Lake Superior made the trees creak and shiver, carrying that chill the big lake has even in the summer.

Painted en plein air on June 7th, 2025, this study represents Day 144 of my ongoing effort to document the changing and ever-inspiring landscape of Presque Isle Park in Marquette, Michigan. Each day reveals something new. This one arrived on a stiff wind and a chorus of bending cedar limbs.

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