Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Material:225g Fine Art Paper Sekka understood that abstraction and

Sekka understood that abstraction and ornamentation are not opposites

In 'Jeune fille accoudée'

giving the overall composition a soft

yet the visual language is entirely modern: non-representational

feathery brushstrokes that capture light in perpetual motion

Furu - Pinus silvestris L. by Olaf Alfred Hoffstad Material:225g Fine Art Paper Sekka understood that abstraction andHoffstad's illustration of Pinus silvestris the Scots pine confronts one of Scandinavian nature's most architecturally complex subjects. The image documents the pine's distinctive features with botanical rigour: needle clusters in paired fascicles, the asymmetric cone, the characteristic bark texture suggested through careful line rather than heavy shading. There is something almost contemplative about the composition the tree reduced to its essential