Quercus quarrii commonly known as the Blue Marble Oak

The rare Blue Marble Oak, Quercus quarrii, not to be confused with the Stone Oak, Lithocarpus, which is in the same family as oaks, Fagaceae, but is a separate genus.

Found only in the Stone Forest, location not disclosed for the protection of the number of rare plants found there, this tree was named for its distinct white marbling pattern.

This tree has a gnarly pinkish, sometimes tinted orange, bark.

Process

Step 1: First watercolor layer.

Step 2: Second watercolor layer.

Step 3: "Possum Patty Lithification Process" completed with a black Sharpie Ultra-fine pen.

Step 4: White marbling completed with a dippy pen and Ph Martin's Bleedproof White ink.

Love when watercolor does it's thing.

Strathmore 400 Series Wirebound Watercolor Art Journal.

Other Stone Forest Trees:

Betula lithos (Stone Birch)

Ulmus lapidis jaspidis (Jasper Elm Tree)

Pinus granum (Rip-rap Rocky Granite Pine)