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Earlier I posted a drawing of a tree I saw on a walking trail near Lake Anne in Reston. Here’s another one located in a more residential area, seen from a small bridge that arches above a stream that eventually leads to the lake. Upon looking at this tree, right away I saw what appeared to be a dragon-like creature hunched over the waterway as if it was guarding over its territory. There are lots of lush gardens growing throughout the nearby yards that, along with the bridge and water further enhance the notion that fantastical beasts could quite possibly reside throughout the vicinity, blending in and hiding among the various natural forms and flora. I’m glad I’ve yet to lose my ability to occasionally let my mind revert to a simpler time when I’d look out the rear window of my parents’ station wagon and imagine the hills coming alive as giants from a prehistoric past. As an adult, I can’t ever revisit my childhood mind for very long, but when I do, it can sometimes soften the edges of what most of us call reality. #trees #nature #art #artwork #drawing #watercolor #natureart #mythicalbeasts #dragon #restonva #lakeannereston #imagination #dmvartist #loudouncountyartist #loudounart

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