About this Painting

Title - “Genesis”

From Kathryn: “This is a reprisal of my original nurse log illustration from age 13, this time using acrylic paint and metal leaf.  The decaying nurse log supports biodiversity and new life on the forest floor.” Read the story of the other 7 paintings in the Forest Floor series here.

This is a listing for the original. This is a fantasy painting of a nurse log and mushrooms, part of the Forest Floor series.

Original painting is acrylic on canvas, 16”x20” with 0.75” canvas depth.

This painting is signed in paint at the bottom right corner by the artist, and on the back with the artist’s custom aspen leaf stamp. The edges are painted to match, so you can hang it without a frame.

Hanging hardware will be attached for shipping. This painting is unframed, but you can contact us after purchase for framing options.

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About this Species

Much artistic license was taken with the Forest Floor series, and composition often won out over biological correctness, However, here are a few of the species Kathryn chose to honour in this painting:

Red Huckleberry 

This evergreen shrub has small delicate rounded leaves, and produces bright red berries which are eaten by many forest species in the summer and fall.  

Sword Fern

The sword fern, Polystichum munitum, is am evergreen fern native to western North America.   This fern grows in the understory of coniferous forests in BC, and is adapted to thrive in moist soil and cool temperatures.  The individual fronds live for up to 2 years.  The sword fern is named because the lobes of the pinna (small leaves within the frond) resemble the hilt of a sword.  This plant was used by the Coast Salish peoples as a topical pain reliever.  

Western Redcedar 

This large evergreen tree has huge cultural and ecological importance in the Pacific Northwest.  It has distinctive overlapping scale-like needles and soft bark in vertical strips.  These trees grow in moist, shaded areas and can live for thousands of years.  

Fly Agaric Mushroom

Amanita muscaria grows in many deciduous and coniferous forests in the Pacific Northwest.  Its distinctive red mushroom caps are speckled with white.  Although beautiful, it is poisonous and hallucinogenic to humans. 

All images remain copyright © Kathryn Beals.