Trees in a forrest

andrew lenden

Hi Ron I have not read either chapter but would be keen to if you would post again or direct me to the relevent thread, regards Andrew

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MoSinister

In regard to symmetry, the human mind tends to want to group (or subdivide) things into smaller groups when an even numbers are used. For instance, a row of four candles lets say, becomes two groups of two (in our case, it's trees). This tends to destroy the view that the artist/craftsman/decorator/etc. was intending for a scene as the viewer isn't looking at it as a whole design. Using odd numbers "confuses" (for lack of a better term) the brain and allows us to take in the scene as a whole rather than equal "parts".

RonMartin(deceased)

Only snippets of the article has bee posted to the forum.
The total article is available to anyone that wants it. Just send me your email address

sauce

That is a pretty good description Mo! Ron I will be PMing you for part 2. IMO part 1 is a very good start to the article.

Bonsaifreak

Thank you Ron for a very informative article. I believe it qualifies as an authoritative study on the topic. Learned a lot from it.

Jorge

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Bonsaifreak

Here's the pic of my first forrest. I apologize for the quality of the pic but I'm new at bonsai photography as well.

Jorge

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pootsie

Pretty cool!
What's it planted in

pootsie

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Will_Heath

Odd numbers work better, are easier to use and are more visually pleasing than even numbers in a forest. But this is well known amougst bonsai artists.

There are very few examples of even numbered forests with less than 10 trees that are visually pleasing. In fact, the last time we had this conversation, only two were found.


Will

Bonsaifreak

Thanks Pootsie. The pot is of my own creation. It is a chickenwire, fiberglass and mortar pot with an acrylic paint finish to simulate a rock. Hard to achieve something that looks natural, know. Heck but it cost me about 20 bucks in materials (plus 10 days of work!). This pott has 3 drain holes and is about 3 inches deep. It has been under the elements for about 30 days to "cure it".

Jorge

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