if we ever get to an empty tree, then the number we were looking for wasn't in the tree

This painting was something I worked on for a long time. It went through many different stages, and I never knew where I wanted it to end up until I reached the finished product. Because it was the first large scale painting I worked on, and it consumed more than 8-10 months, I vowed never to return to such a large scale. However, I now only work on a scale that is even larger.