The Ascent of Man (with Trees)

I was asked by the people at Grow With Trees, in Oklahoma, to draw a new chart of ‘evolution’ that they had conceived – it’s a delightful idea that relates to their industry of tree conservation and replacement.

Instead of the typical chart of chimps evolving into man, they described this scene, for which I made this first small pencil sketch:

With input from my client I developed it further for this color sketch:

And with all details approved I added in their logo and painted the finished art.