To Feel a Tree

Every artwork comes with a COA (certificate of authenticity).

This self-portrait in profile, combined with a tree, is inspired by surrealism. There’s something intentionally strange about the tree. It is a reflection of feeling out of place and being at odds with social norms or expectations.
The leaves act like a kind of head covering, both natural and artificial all at once. They’re part of the tree, yet they also hint at something imposed or symbolic, like a veil between the self and society.
And still, beyond all that, to feel like a tree is to experience growth. Expansion. Maturity. It’s a quiet inner transformation rooted, evolving, and deeply human.

, “artform”: “Painting”, “artMedium”: “Oil on Canvas”, “artworkSurface”: “Canvas”, “image”: “https://michalshmuel.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Michal_Shmuel_Woods_019.jpg”, “url”: “https://michalshmuel.com/collections/to-feel-a-tree/”, “about”: [“Israeli contemporary art”, “Judaica art”, “Trees and Nature”], “locationCreated”: {“@type”: “Place”, “name”: “Israel”}, “offers”: {“@type”: “Offer”, “url”: “https://michalshmuel.com/collections/to-feel-a-tree/”, “availability”: “https://schema.org/InStock”, “priceCurrency”: “USD”, “seller”: {“@type”: “Person”, “@id”: “https://michalshmuel.com/#artist”}}}

You may also like: The Eternal Olive Tree · Roots and Stones · To See Green