Style1½ inches thick (3.75 cm) Product Details Artist grade canvas, archival inks, wooden stretcher bars, and UVB protective coating
AvailablityUsually ships within five business days. ArtistBetty Northcutt Platinum Member CollectionNatureQuest
Description This image is COPYRIGHT REGISTERED~~ALL RIGHTS RESERVED~~MCN:CFS9M-B3BVD-W3WET~~The spanish moss which thickly drapes the cypress trees at Caddo Lake, near Uncertain, Texas, creates a dramatic effect. Spanish moss has been the topic of southern culture and folklore. In the southeastern United States, the following tale is told:As the story goes; there was once a traveler who came with his Spanish fiance in the 1700s to start a plantation near the city of Charleston SC. She was a beautiful bride-to-be with long flowing raven hair. As the couple was walking over the plantation sight near the forest, and making plans for their future, they were suddenly attacked by a band of Cherokee who were not happy to share the land of their forefathers with strangers. As a final warning to stay away from the Cherokee nation, they cut off the long dark hair of the bride-to-be and threw it up in an old live oak tree. As the people came back day after day and week after week, they began to notice the hair had shriveled and turned grey and had begun spreading from tree to tree. Over the years the moss spread from South Carolina to Georgia and Florida. To this day, it is told, if one stands under a live oak tree, one will see the moss jump from tree to tree and defend itself with a large army of beetles.Of course, this is just folklore.
Betty Northcutt, Beckville, Texas Member Since November 2010 Artist Statement Betty Northcutt is most at home in rural communities and this is where she photographs her favorite subjects. From her home base in Beckville, Texas, she finds that the natural, nostalgic and sometimes rustic environment to be her inspiration.
She continues to challenge herself to explore new digital techniques in an effort to invent a unique perspective on her subject matter. However,with future projects, she will surely cling to her nostalgia, for this is where her passion lies.