{"id":4189,"date":"2025-10-22T22:04:03","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T22:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.melanievote.com\/?page_id=4189"},"modified":"2025-11-01T22:46:47","modified_gmt":"2025-11-01T22:46:47","slug":"trees-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/index.php\/trees-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Trees"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide\">Trees<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-grid wp-container-core-group-is-layout-c0d25361 wp-block-group-is-layout-grid\">\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dee0367a9c5&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dee0367a9c5\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1021\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-1024x1021.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-4123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-1024x1021.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-768x766.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-1536x1532.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-1200x1197.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M-1860x1855.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/melanie_vote_Plane-Tree_Revisited_2M.jpg 2000w\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b><i>Plane Tree (revisited),<\/i><\/b> 2018\/2022<br>Oil on paper on wood<br>12 \u00d7 12 in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dee0367b57a&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dee0367b57a\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"926\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-926x1024.jpg\" alt=\"a painting by melanie vote representing a leaning apple tree supported by a wooden stick on the left\" class=\"wp-image-4120\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-926x1024.jpg 926w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-271x300.jpg 271w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-768x849.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-1389x1536.jpg 1389w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-1852x2048.jpg 1852w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-1200x1327.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_-Apple-Tree-with-Crutch_2023_20x18_oil-on-canvas.72jpg-1860x2057.jpg 1860w\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b><i>Apple Tree with Crutch,<\/i><\/b> 2023<br>Oil on canvas<br>20 \u00d7 18 in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dee0367bca8&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dee0367bca8\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"805\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-1024x805.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3712\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-1024x805.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-300x236.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-768x604.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-1536x1207.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-1200x943.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit-1860x1462.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/DSC_2076-Edit.jpg 2000w\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b><i>Tree Summer 2020,<\/i><\/b> 2021<br>Oil on yupo on wood<br>11 x 14 in<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dee0367c31b&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dee0367c31b\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"a painting by melanie vote representing a burr oak tree in greenery\" class=\"wp-image-4117\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-1024x802.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-300x235.jpg 300w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-768x602.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-1536x1204.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-1200x940.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Vote_Burr-Oak-with-Blonde-_-Yarrow-_2023_11-x-14-in_oil-paper-wood_72-1860x1458.jpg 1860w\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b><i>Burr Oak with Blonde Yarrow, <\/i><\/b>2023<br>Oil on paper mounted on wood panel<br>11 \u00d7 14 in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;69dee0367c996&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"69dee0367c996\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"770\" height=\"1024\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--pointerdown=\"actions.preloadImage\" data-wp-on--pointerenter=\"actions.preloadImageWithDelay\" data-wp-on--pointerleave=\"actions.cancelPreload\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 645px) 100vw, 645px\" src=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-770x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-770x1024.jpg 770w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-768x1021.jpg 768w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-1156x1536.jpg 1156w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-1541x2048.jpg 1541w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-1200x1595.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit-1860x2472.jpg 1860w, https:\/\/melanievote.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/DSC_6777-Edit.jpg 1881w\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-bind--aria-label=\"state.thisImage.triggerButtonAriaLabel\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.thisImage.buttonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.thisImage.buttonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><b><i>Hallow (owl-hole),<\/i><\/b> 2021<br>Oil on paper on wood<br>12 \u00d7 9 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