Mystery of Underwater Forest

Original painting, 11x14x1.5, oil on canvas, impasto texture. 2023
An ancient cypress forest found underwater in the Gulf of Mexico, due south of Gulf Shores, Alabama. The forest dates to an ice age more than 60,000 years ago, when sea levels were about 400 feet lower than they are today. The trees are so well -preserved that when they are cut, they still smell like fresh Cypress sap.