"I am amazed how trees lose their leaves every winter and bloom forth every spring. The creative power to do that is marvelous; it is beyond my comprehension.... When I encounter a tree, a personality, a spirit comes forth which is wonderful. To see the growth and structure...causes me to bow down in humility. Many times I have come home bowed down with reverence, thankful that I am an artist. When I go out to paint a tree I feel the Lord's spirit. I cannot do what He has done, the least I can do is paint it, but in painting it I have come to see Him in nature."

LeConte Stewart