Tree Growing

A small figure tends a young tree across a simple three-panel progression: a fragile sapling is cared for in an open field, a bare tree bends under wind as a falling leaf crosses the sky, and the final panel reveals a mature tree heavy with fruit. The artwork reads as a Christian visual parable of spiritual growth, perseverance, and fruit-bearing faith.

The imagery echoes Jesus’ teaching about the mustard seed, where the smallest beginning grows into a sheltering tree, and also the biblical theme that what is planted and nourished in faith can prosper in due season. The fruitful tree becomes a symbol of discipleship: growth is not instant, seasons of testing come, yet faithful care produces a harvest.