Strangescapes and Symmetrees

Strangescapes and Symmetrees: Extracting and Enhancing Latent Symmetries from Nature, creating novel geometries and facilitating the visual effect known as pareidolia.
I have always been fascinated with the science and mathematics involved in symmetry. I have also known that one of the foundations of beauty in the mind of mankind is just that; Symmetry. Therefore, we are hardwired to appreciate symmetry. 
Another thing we are hardwired for, is the ability to seek out and identify patterns. Example, if you have ever seen a face or other recognizable shape in the clouds, you are doing exactly that; pulling out patterns from what we see. In fact, we are so adept at this, we see patterns where there are no patterns to be seen. Remember the cloud thing. 
So, with these images, I try to celebrate not only the complexity of nature and the visual power of symmetry, but also our innate propensity to find patterns out of chaos. 
I dubbed these either 'Strangescapes'' or 'Symmetrees' (from the ease with which trees provide me material for so many of these). Enjoy!
Heart of Banyan Country
Heart of Banyan Country
Hypermodern Home Construction
Hypermodern Home Construction
21st Century Chalet
21st Century Chalet
Exquisite Traceries against the Deepening Sky
Exquisite Traceries against the Deepening Sky
Failed Convention Center
Failed Convention Center

Strangler Fig Epicentre

Emerald Enchanter

Strange Banyans
Strange Banyans
Medusa Monument
Medusa Monument
Grass Skirt Dancers from Proxima Centuri
Grass Skirt Dancers from Proxima Centuri
Shaman (full color)
Shaman (full color)
Shaman (monochrome)
Shaman (monochrome)
Shaman (Neural filter)
Shaman (Neural filter)
Bristling Bristlecone Red
Bristling Bristlecone Red
Bristling Bristlecone Green
Bristling Bristlecone Green
A Cubist's Garden
A Cubist's Garden
An Expressionist's Garden
An Expressionist's Garden
Tea House No. 1
Tea House No. 1
Tea House No. 2
Tea House No. 2
Tea House No. 3
Tea House No. 3
Indoor Geometries in RED
Indoor Geometries in RED
Balrog's Jogging Path
Balrog's Jogging Path
Expressionist Garden
Expressionist Garden
Architecture in Symmetry
Architecture in Symmetry
Imaginary Atrium
Imaginary Atrium
Nightmare Atrium
Nightmare Atrium
Voltage Man
Voltage Man

"Contemplating Escher"

"Dreams Within Dreams" - Colorized from the Monochrome
"Dreams Within Dreams" - Colorized from the Monochrome
"Dreams within Dreams" - monochrome
"Dreams within Dreams" - monochrome
Atypical Ent House
Atypical Ent House
Child Empress's Garden
Child Empress's Garden
Valley of the Shadow of Monster Condos
Valley of the Shadow of Monster Condos
Citrus Capital of the South
Citrus Capital of the South

Goldberry's Garden

Greenway

Corner Motel

Green Monkey Mural (Art Deco Style)

Island of Orphaned Daydreams
Island of Orphaned Daydreams
A very, very, very fine house.
A very, very, very fine house.
Tranquil Tea Garden
Tranquil Tea Garden
Electric Koolade Acid Sunset
Electric Koolade Acid Sunset
Depth Perception
Depth Perception
Psycho Killer Clouds
Psycho Killer Clouds
Parc aux singes malodorants
Parc aux singes malodorants

Surrealists Swim Victory Laps Here

Cthulhu Wood II: A Lovecraftian Delight

Rococo VEE 2
Rococo VEE 2
VEE 2
VEE 2
Sharply Colored Garden
Sharply Colored Garden
Idealized Tropical Homes
Idealized Tropical Homes
Wildly Wonky Play Area
Wildly Wonky Play Area
High-Speed Scenery
High-Speed Scenery
Bizarre Tree House
Bizarre Tree House
Dork Boxes
Dork Boxes
Winter Home of the Grinch
Winter Home of the Grinch
Imprecision of Revelation
Imprecision of Revelation
Sunday at Le Grande Doubleheader
Sunday at Le Grande Doubleheader
Blue Ridge Impressions
Blue Ridge Impressions
Hallelujah Hedgerow
Hallelujah Hedgerow
Thomas Kincade Memorial Park
Thomas Kincade Memorial Park
Recognition of Accomplishment
Recognition of Accomplishment
Twin Towers
Twin Towers
Starstuff Beacon to the Starcatchers
Starstuff Beacon to the Starcatchers
Swamp Ape Throneroom
Swamp Ape Throneroom
Rackham Park
Rackham Park
Trans-dimensional BogeyFlopper
Trans-dimensional BogeyFlopper
Micro Chapel of the Banyans
Micro Chapel of the Banyans
Chapel of the Forest Sprites
Chapel of the Forest Sprites
Enchanted Forest's Little-Known Employees' Entrance
Enchanted Forest's Little-Known Employees' Entrance
Sad Sword Plant
Sad Sword Plant
Primordial Cycad
Primordial Cycad
Seriously Spiny Succulent Sentinals
Seriously Spiny Succulent Sentinals
Magical Falls
Magical Falls
Seeing Green
Seeing Green
Spanish Daggers
Spanish Daggers
Mr. Whipple and his pet Spider
Mr. Whipple and his pet Spider
ROOTS!
ROOTS!
Fabulously-Fancified Forest Fire Lookout Towers
Fabulously-Fancified Forest Fire Lookout Towers
Warm Welcome Cottage
Warm Welcome Cottage
Firey, Phantasmagorical Confabulations
Firey, Phantasmagorical Confabulations
Taj Minnehaha
Taj Minnehaha
Palmysteries
Palmysteries
Artistic Arrangement of Palms
Artistic Arrangement of Palms

Wizard's Hall

Rural Gothic I
Rural Gothic I
Rural Gothic II
Rural Gothic II
Rural Gothic III
Rural Gothic III
One Sunday Afternoon on Venus
One Sunday Afternoon on Venus
One Sunday Afternoon on Venus Monochrome
One Sunday Afternoon on Venus Monochrome
DOH!
DOH!
Embroideries of the Imagination
Embroideries of the Imagination
Awestruck Wonder
Awestruck Wonder
"Take me to your leader.....NOW!"
"Take me to your leader.....NOW!"
Darth Tree
Darth Tree
Monument to Madness monochrome
Monument to Madness monochrome
Monument to Madness
Monument to Madness
Aragog's Arbor -monochrome
Aragog's Arbor -monochrome
Aragog's Arbor
Aragog's Arbor

King & Queen of the Sprites

Surreal Geometrees

Entrance to the Inner Sanctum of the Trees

Native Tree Dancer from Neptune

Blood Banyans

Ghostly Landscaping

St. Nick's Summer Estate

Inside the Mind of HR Giger

Portal to the Underworld

A Bit Buggy
A Bit Buggy
Wizard of the Trees
Wizard of the Trees
Menacing Banyan
Menacing Banyan
Mutating Diftwood
Mutating Diftwood
Apopka Copse
Apopka Copse
Apopka Copse Monochrome
Apopka Copse Monochrome
Sirrus and Achenar
Sirrus and Achenar

Fantasy Harbor

Homage to Dirk Gently: Illustrating the Fundamental Interconnectedness of all things.

Jungle Atrium

Divergence

Entrance to the Wood Between the Worlds

Pointy Monolith

Cool Kitsch

Palm Columnades

Tribute to  Aboriginal Art

Creepy Creepers

Hall of Wisdom

The Insect God

Untitled

Gazebo

Spirit of the Elk

Arachae's Garden

Banyan Dreamcatcher

Chumley; the Curmudgeonly Gnome

Copse of Alien Trees

Non-Persons Passing 

Unusual Island Constructs

On the Predator's Homeworld

Vulture's Roost

The Hermit of the Woods

Dream Portals

The Witch's True Form

Entry to the Library of Arcane Knowledge

Unsettling Banyan

Apopka Whimsy

Totem Tree

Fountain Tree

Radagast At Home
Different Treatments of the same Symmetrical Construction
↑Back to Top