I found this rather unique tree in the gallery section of the Bonsai Focus website. There's no mention of the artist or the variety, though I'm sure you can find this information in the hard copy of their magazine. I can't make out the foliage all that well, but I'll guess that it's a Yew (Taxus baccata?).
Bonsai Focus magazine lives on the cutting edge (no pun intended) of contemporary bonsai and is among the most outstanding bonsai magazines anywhere. It’s a quick click to their website and a trip worth making. Once there, in addition to enjoying some very good photos (including the three shown in this post), you’ll have the opportunity to subscribe to one of two English language editions (U.K. or American), or if you prefer another language, you can choose from five more (Dutch, German, French, Italian and Spanish). No matter your preference, subscribing to Bonsai Focus is not a bad idea for any serious bonsai lover.
The cover of the current (May-June, 2016) issue.
There's a lot to like about this old yamadori, not the least of which is the heavy but fluid and well-tapered twisting trunk and the way piles and up on itself, like melted wax. And then there's the ancient bark and the antique looking pot that rounds out the whole picture. As with the other two trees shown here, I couldn't find anything on the artist and though you can see that it's a pine, I don't know the variety either. If you have the magazine (autumn 2009) you can look it up.
Table of contents. Just reading the large type (the small print might as well be Greek), you can get a good idea of the scope and depth of the articles.
Another yew? No matter what it is, there's no denying that it's a unique and powerful tree. I think I actually prefer it to the whirling dervish at the top, though both are exceptional bonsai that would stand out in any collection.
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