Balding Tree

A once-lush tree reveals a stark bald spot at its crown, mirroring the onlooker’s own thinning hair and creating a moment of shared vulnerability between person and nature.

Original cartoon art by Tom Toro, published in the American Bystander magazine in 2015. Archival ink pen, ink wash, pencil, white-out on 12" x 8.5" Bristol vellum paper. Excellent condition.