Tree Ring Paintings by Tracy Melton

We spotted these fantastic paintings on one of our favorite reads, of paper and things. Tracy, who is based out of Knoxville, Tennessee, uses the wood from dead Red Elm trees to create the discs that are then sanded and clear coated, and finally painted to highlight the rings of the tree. We love this look!

All the tree ring paintings are unique pieces. You can buy a set of three for $52.99 (which seems like a bargain for original art). See more of Tracy's work on his etsy shop, Focus Line Art Paintings.

Via: of paper and things.

Comments (14)

Wow, beautiful!

posted by fabframes on July 31st 2009 at 9:07am
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I've seen this Etsy shop before, and I LOVED all the work. I'd definitely recommend buying more than just 3. The price can go up pretty quickly, but like the picture above shows . . .it makes QUITE a statement!

posted by Limeliteshines on July 31st 2009 at 9:21am
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Those are just lovely!

posted by Brandyjane on July 31st 2009 at 9:35am
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Love them!

posted by TracyJ on July 31st 2009 at 9:40am
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Just bought six. Thanks!

And it's already gone up 10 bucks a set.

posted by absea on July 31st 2009 at 10:01am
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I hate being the only jerk to say this but...

I could easily make these myself for A LOT less money. Most of you probably can too.

With that being said...yes, they're cute :)

posted by abc123 on July 31st 2009 at 10:46am
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To echo abc123, yeah, I would make these before buying them. They're quite cute!

posted by jacqueline87 on July 31st 2009 at 10:59am
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Where is that headboard from?

posted by kelleyk on July 31st 2009 at 11:08am
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It's not jerky. The artist even carefully describes how the tree ring paintings are made.

posted by slowdown on July 31st 2009 at 11:15am
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I like this. A friend of mine, an artist, also does this but with ink instead of paint.

http://usvitsky.blogspot.com/2007/12/wood-pen-drawing-ink-on-wood-approx-6-x.html

posted by Vanessa in New York on July 31st 2009 at 4:24pm
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Sure you COULD make them, but would you think to make them? To me, that's a big part of what makes an artist an artist.

posted by absea on July 31st 2009 at 7:16pm
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And how many other artists have been doing this since before this artist Even thought of this concept or what about those who are doing the same thing but not selling it on Etsy?

Billions of people on the planet and lots of dead trees. We are probably surrounded by painted dead red elm pieces and don't even know it! Spooky.

posted by Seaside on August 1st 2009 at 2:11am
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absea,
I'm not saying it's not a valid artistic effort...I'm saying it's not worth $60 for three of them ... I can easily recreate those at home on a rainy weekend for much less money.

posted by abc123 on August 2nd 2009 at 5:05pm
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Wow.... that's actually a photo of my master bedroom. I sent the photo to the artist to show him how I featured his artwork in my home. For more information regarding the headboard, etc. please view my blog. All the info is there :)

http://skootsandcuddles.blogspot.com/2009/08/bedroom-redesign-on-budget.html

posted by edeegan on September 10th 2009 at 11:35am
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