Visual Exploration: This is not a tree

Socotra 'dragon blood' tree

1) underside of the tree, its tangling branches. Ink.

2) Foliage which can be found on the tree. Acrylic paint pens.

2.5) The blood like sap which the tree is famous for. Watercolour.

3) A dragon based on the legend of the tree involving a bleeding dragon. It's pattern puts you in the mind of the tree's winding branches. Digital.