Ryan Easkins focuses on the Great Basin Bristlecone Pine. In his words:
“Clutching tightly to the tops of the mountain ranges along the Great Basin, stands of Pinus Longeava grew mostly unperturbed for thousands of years. Better known as Great Bason Bristlecone Pines, these gnarled, wizened trees that rarely expand more than a hundredth of an inch every year, are among the oldest clonal living organisms on Earth. Featuring portraits of bristlecones from two standout groves in the Inyo National Forest and Great Basin National Park, these pieces is a meditation on these ancient trees. It attempts to excavate some measure of their patience and endurance through the process of gradually rendering their forms in small, focused pen and ink techniques.”
