Overall

Vision Vision

Originality Originality

Technique Technique

Impact Impact

I think one can approach this painting in two ways; either as a plain tree on a meadow or as the specific Bloomberg tree from the My Little Pony series. Personally, not being a MLP fan, I am inclined to use the first approach.When looking at this as a simple scenery painting I really like the streched-out and swirling brush strokes of the trunk as it gives the impression of a strong force trying to reach towards the sky but its efforts are in vain since the ground is not allowing it to soar.The tree canopy gradually merges with the cloudy sky, and to some extend also with the bushes and forest in the background. This, in my opinion, brings the different elements of the painting together and lets the beholder choose between viewing the grass, tree and sky separately or all of them at once, as a whole.From a technical perspective I think the artist has made good use of the various brushes available, especially for the grass. However, I find that the almost square brush used add shading to the lower-right branch attracts too much attention since it is almost black and not as rounded as the other brushes used. The dark round "blotches" in the canopy also distracts me a bit. Finally, I do not see the need for the added lens flare as this is a painting and not a photo.The blank-and-white palette gives a toned-down impression and the weather seems to be in a bit of an uproar... Perhaps a storm is coming?Overall I like this painting, especially how the twisted tree trunk and the grass bending in the wind adds a lot of "motion, life and dynamics" to the scene.