Autumn rarely leaves all at once; for a few weeks it holds on, gold and a little unsteady, before the leaves come down. The Persistence of Autumn is a multiple-exposure photograph of a single tree in Webster Groves, Missouri, made from seventeen exposures averaged into one frame, so the crown turns to gold and the edges dissolve into soft, ghosted leaves.
The eye lands on the gold crown, climbs the dark trunk, and settles on the quiet detail at the center of the tree: a small point of sun caught between the leaves, easy to miss and worth the longer look. A taller tree stands as a pale ghost at the left, while the scattered clouds and patches of blue at the right give the sky real weather. A wooden rail fence at the lower right carries the eye back in, and a white picket fence and the roofs of the houses stay quiet behind, so the tree keeps its place in an actual neighborhood.
The image follows the tradition of Pep Ventosa's layered tree portraits, with the warm, painterly color of Ernst Haas and the muted restraint of Andrew Wyeth's autumn.
Design & Styling
The Persistence of Autumn suits living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms, as well as boutique hotel lobbies, restaurants, clinic waiting rooms and offices where a warm, calm focal point is wanted. The vertical format fits a narrow wall, a hallway, a stairwell or the space beside a window. Gold, amber, warm walnut and oak, cream and soft gray-blue all sit comfortably beside it. It is a natural gift for anyone with ties to Webster Groves or the St. Louis area.
Curated Pairings
For the same amber light, seen in a single frame: Pair with Canopy of Amber and Sky, backlit autumn foliage at Tower Grove Park in amber and gold, the same warm light as this tree, caught in one frame instead of layered from many.
For the same gold, made by motion: Pair with Woven Gold, a stand of tall grass pulled into streaks of green, gold, amber and rust by camera movement, the same painterly autumn palette reached by moving the camera instead of stacking exposures.
For the same turning season, wide and doubled: Pair with Between Seasons (Panorama), a single stand of golden aspen holding its color against deep green pine, doubled in still water at Bear Lake, the same moment of autumn gold under a soft overcast sky, in a horizontal panorama.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed, numbered limited edition print (edition of 15) in Gallery Metal, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife Acrylic, archival paper, canvas, and wood. Archival paper is the strongest choice: the soft, layered edges of the crown and the gentle gradients of the sky reproduce like a painting on paper, without a sheen that would compete with the blur. TruLife (Low-Glare) Acrylic is the choice for lobbies, corridors and waiting rooms, where the glow of the gold and the small sunburst keep their depth without picking up room glare. ChromaLuxe® Metal suits a modern interior that wants the gold crown to carry from across a room.
Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
Autumn rarely leaves all at once; for a few weeks it holds on, gold and a little unsteady, before the leaves come down. The Persistence of Autumn is a multiple-exposure photograph of a single tree in Webster Groves, Missouri, made from seventeen exposures averaged into one frame, so the crown turns to gold and the edges dissolve into soft, ghosted leaves.
The eye lands on the gold crown, climbs the dark trunk, and settles on the quiet detail at the center of the tree: a small point of sun caught between the leaves, easy to miss and worth the longer look. A taller tree stands as a pale ghost at the left, while the scattered clouds and patches of blue at the right give the sky real weather. A wooden rail fence at the lower right carries the eye back in, and a white picket fence and the roofs of the houses stay quiet behind, so the tree keeps its place in an actual neighborhood.
The image follows the tradition of Pep Ventosa's layered tree portraits, with the warm, painterly color of Ernst Haas and the muted restraint of Andrew Wyeth's autumn.
Design & Styling
The Persistence of Autumn suits living rooms, dining rooms and bedrooms, as well as boutique hotel lobbies, restaurants, clinic waiting rooms and offices where a warm, calm focal point is wanted. The vertical format fits a narrow wall, a hallway, a stairwell or the space beside a window. Gold, amber, warm walnut and oak, cream and soft gray-blue all sit comfortably beside it. It is a natural gift for anyone with ties to Webster Groves or the St. Louis area.
Curated Pairings
For the same amber light, seen in a single frame: Pair with Canopy of Amber and Sky, backlit autumn foliage at Tower Grove Park in amber and gold, the same warm light as this tree, caught in one frame instead of layered from many.
For the same gold, made by motion: Pair with Woven Gold, a stand of tall grass pulled into streaks of green, gold, amber and rust by camera movement, the same painterly autumn palette reached by moving the camera instead of stacking exposures.
For the same turning season, wide and doubled: Pair with Between Seasons (Panorama), a single stand of golden aspen holding its color against deep green pine, doubled in still water at Bear Lake, the same moment of autumn gold under a soft overcast sky, in a horizontal panorama.
Fine Art Presentation
Available as a signed, numbered limited edition print (edition of 15) in Gallery Metal, ChromaLuxe® Metal (Gloss, Semi-Gloss or Matte), TruLife Acrylic, archival paper, canvas, and wood. Archival paper is the strongest choice: the soft, layered edges of the crown and the gentle gradients of the sky reproduce like a painting on paper, without a sheen that would compete with the blur. TruLife (Low-Glare) Acrylic is the choice for lobbies, corridors and waiting rooms, where the glow of the gold and the small sunburst keep their depth without picking up room glare. ChromaLuxe® Metal suits a modern interior that wants the gold crown to carry from across a room.
Note: Custom and oversized photographic prints are available. Please contact the studio directly to discuss custom framing, matting, or specialized museum glass options.
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