Sycamores in Art: A California Autumn
While it’s true that California lacks that feel of four distinct seasons, there is one tree that does define autumn in the golden state, the California Sycamore. Its broad leaves turn brown and gold each year around this time before they shed themselves for the winter, giving us Angelenos a glimpse of fall color amidst the oak and palm trees.
In this post, let’s take a look at how artists working from the 1900s to today captured that fall feeling in their depictions of the mighty sycamore. Some are obvious, some subtle, but each capture the spirit of the tree in their particular mediums.
