Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for March 11, 2012

I think I shall never see……….

Suitable for framing.

Total frame up.

Orion

Perhaps there is still hope for him.

Sons of the Pioneers – Trees

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Now that’s the proper frame of mind.

The source of many more frames. He can appreciate that.

Just another reason to hate WW I

No art can be appreciated but what the Lord God has made.

Non-sequitur is the greatest. You’ve got a great mind.

You need a bigger frame.

Another great reason to step outside today :)

number six: make the goal smaller…

“like”

You know he’s going to nail that frame to the tree and use it for target practice…you DO know that, don’t you?

As Red Green once said: “If I can do it, it ain’t art!”

Very nicely done, Wiley.

chain saw and lumber, that would make sense.

What a nut.

Thank God I live in Michigan where the trees are all the right size…….BTW, the only time we us the word Mitt around here is when we’re talking about the Lower Peninsula..(usually showing people where we live…).

Beautifully drawn tree, Wiley!

Obviously no expense spared to sequester a Sequoia

I love this one Wiley.

Wiley, could you make the frame larger?

I think that I shall never see, a billboard lovely as a tree. In fact unless the billboards fall, I’ll never see a tree at all- um… I forgot who wrote that.

can’s see the picture for the forest; or wood ya know….

It’s just a matter of perspective. One person’s great work of nature (or God) is another person’s new table. I prefer the great work of nature/God.

This is a little long, so I hope you don’t mind if I share it. This poem was a favorite from my childhood, and I loved reading it to my children. :) ~ Trees by Harry Behn

Trees are the kindest things I know, They do no harm, they simply grow And spread a shade for sleepy cows, And gather birds among their boughs. They give us fruit in leaves above, And wood to make our houses of, And leaves to burn on Halloween, And in the Spring new buds of green. They are the first when day’s begun To touch the beams of morning sun, They are the last to hold the light When evening changes into night, And when a moon floats on the sky They hum a drowsy lullabyOf sleepy children long ago… Trees are the kindest things I know.

I have mixed feelings about this one. Yes, nature is often beautiful, and can be appreciated as such, but it’s not “Art.” It’s not artifice, it’s not “artificial.” It simply IS, it just HAPPENED.

The “artist” in this scenario (not including Wiley) is the guy with the frame. By holding the frame in a particular place (as opposed to other places he might have held it), he’s creating a composition. He’s making an aesthetic choice, even if it’s a subjective and impermanent one.

Besides, I don’t dig landscapes. But if there’s a squirrel in the tree, that’s the element I’D frame.

Trees are indeed a renewable resource. However after they reach a certain height breadth and age one has to stop thinking of them as a renewable resource because no woodsman lumber or pulp company is going to allow trees to become 1,000 years old again.

I think that I shall never seeA billboard lively as a tree.Indeed, unless the billboards fallI’ll never see a tree at all.- Ogden Nash

Thanks, Wiley. This strip was moving and resonant.

stripped of deeper significance, it is still a very poetic thing.. the art of finding the proper view..

I’m always amazed about the diversity of trees. They’re individuals just like humans! When you think about it, all things are individual.

Now just lose the frame, and he’s got a perfect picture.

Now that’s art!

has any one considered the fact that Mr Miller just set off an all day piece of performance art? gocomics is the canvas, and we are the media on that canvas. : )its an idea i like.

Is this a statement about how much nature has influenced Miller’s art?……But, there is something I’ve wondered about. Why do humans love beautiful things? What good does it do for our survival? There must be a reason it’s in us..right?

Very good message Wiley, very good indeed..I wish some neighbors had felt that way.

That’s a gorgeous rendering of a tree.

I think I’m agreeing with Fritzoid. I’m not sure what to make of this strip. As an artist myself, my strength is in portraits – however, I’m an avid nature lover and WISH I could paint landscapes that would move people. Nothing can beat the real thing but in its absence…

Oh my! The pun just hit me!

nice, Good one, Wiley,