If you've ever been on a tannic water trout stream, then this piece should hopefully take you back there. Splintered came from a piece of slab wood I'd had hanging around for years. I kept moving it out of the way to get to other wood, disregarded it at least as many times as trout have refused my flies. Ok, that's an exaggeration...that's probably happened a million times by now. Anyway, one day... I saw a brook trout in deep, tannin-stained Adirondack waters on it. So I put one there. 
Ready for a wall of your choosing, to bring your favorite memories into your home office.

27" tall


 About my art "canvases":

I choose the wood for my art by its character, not its species. You will find knots, cracks, natural deformities, uneven surfaces and textures, as well as the occasional saw mark. These are all things that speak to me when selecting my next canvas. They are not finished, finely sanded and planed but instead what we find ourselves surrounded by in nature when we venture out into it to forget the rat race for a little while. They are truly a mixture of rustic and refined, covering and blending these things with my art. 

I would also like to make note of where they should be hung. If you have a deck outside, you know it needs to be sealed every couple years or the sun will bleach it. And that your firewood pile or that driftwood found on the river bleaches in the sun. The same will happen to a woodburning, no matter what it is sealed with given enough time. It's my suggestion that my art only be displayed indoors, and not somewhere that it will receive regular, direct sunlight. Just like that wood outside, the sun's UV shows no mercy. My work is sealed with a UV resistant boat sealer, but still be conscience of hanging in extended direct sunlight.