Palm Trees

This series of paintings explores the palm tree as a ubiquitous element of the California landscape. I became interested in this subject matter when I first saw a burning palm tree. The spectacle caught my attention and lead me to investigate the palm tree’s place in our ecosystem and in the mythology of California as an oasis in the desert.

Installation view of three burning palm three paintings by Perry Vasquez

Three Studies of Palm Trees, collection of the Cheech Museum