Sacred Tree of Life by Kelley Hensing

Title:	Sacred Tree of Life
Date Created:	2023
Copyright:	© Kelley Hensing
Genre:	Fantasy
Mediums:	Oils, Acrylic
Views:	111
Posted:	12/9/2023

Projects: Kelley loves creating paintings and drawings, participating in gallery shows and art conventions,(IX being a favorite), working on commissions, freelance illustration and many other interesting design projects.

There are a great many religious references, mythologies and legends behind the symbolism of the Sacred Tree. In my interpretation, the top branches hold glowing orbs symbolizing spirits. Creatures of nature inhabit the Tree's center as birds fly in a curve around it. Tendrils of roots draw our eyes downward to a twisting pathway. Blue water flows from the center of the trunk and ends in a waterfall, a symbol of the life within pouring out into the landscape. In the center of the Tree is an entryway, a portal into the unknown mysteries that lie within. Beneath the roots are the hidden spaces under the earth. If you look closely you can see shadowy animals, skeletons and little eyes peering back at you. In the bottom left, there is a single human figure and her companion, a symbol of the human experience of the Great Divine.