Michelangelo, Picasso & Other Great Bonsai Artists 6/21/17

nacomain

Even though we know this tree has been worked by human hands, the link to its natural state hasn't been lost. If anything it has been enhanced. No variety is given, though it looks like a collected juniper.

Back from vacation for well over a week and still locked in mortal combat with paperwork demons. Time for a short cut. This post originally appeared almost exactly one year ago.

Nacho Marin is someone who was already an artist when he discovered bonsai and who brought his vision, talent and experience to the art. And though people often say that we are all artists, still, most of us will never be Michelangelo,* no matter how hard we try…

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nacho2

This sleek bunjin style juniper is also a Nacho tree (as are the other bonsai shown here).

The images shown here are all from Nacho Marin’s facebook photos. For more you can take a look at these Bark posts.

nacho3

Another remarkable juniper in a drum pot. The strange piece of deadwood at the base really pulls your eye. For a moment I thought it might be a piece of coral or lava.

Because all 4 trees shown here are Junipers…

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NachoYFelipe

There's some great bonsai south of the border. That's Nacho on the right and Felipe Gonzalez on the left.

*I’m not saying that Nacho is like Michelangelo, but if we can call Dan Robinson the Picasso of Bonsai

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