A burl is a dense, knotty outgrowth from a tree, a type of callus tissue formed in response to damage (like fire, insect, or fungal attacks) or environmental stress. Although a burl is a form of tree damage, it looks like an interesting natural design.
Burl on a Tree Trunk
Rippling water, reflections, and tall grass create a pleasing image for the eyes
Marsh Designs
Random leaves and flowers on water look like an artful, natural painting
Designed by Nature
Holes in this severed tree trunk look like a natural, sad emoji
Natural growth creates symmetrical artistry, almost a Fibonacci Sequence, in greenery
Nature Designs in Green
Greenery Designs
Under shallow water and on a beach, reveal natural, artful designs in the sand.
Ripples in Lake Sand
Patterns in Sand
Moss forming on a tree trunk creates a simple, but artistic image
Texture of Moss
If you closely observe tree trunks, you see naturally created artistic designs
Oak Tree Trunk Designs
Palm Tree Trunk
Trunk of a Sequoia
Symmetrical web created by nature
Web of Nature
Greenery on a tree trunk conveys its desire to grow, creating a naturally designed image that reflects it.
Zeal to Grow
This rock is naturally formed, creating designs. Â Often, those white bands or stripes, called veins, are quartz or calcite. Quartz filled the fissures and cracks in rocks. The calcite was formed from the precipitation of calcium carbonate from water running over and through the rocks.
Designs in a Rock
The shadows of palm leaves on rocks are almost a diptych – an artwork consisting of two pieces or panels that together create a single art piece.
Palm Shadow Designs
The symmetry in this cactus is almost like the Fibonacci Sequence – it appears in nature as efficient growth patterns, especially in spirals and petal counts
Cactus Designs
Nature, with wind and erosion, created an imaginative sculpture – a bear mother holding a cub, if you look closely
Sculpture of Mother Bear with Cub
One could normally say this is merely a fallen tree, but if you use your imagination, it looks like a natural wooden sculpture
Roots Like a Sculpture
If you notice, nature has created leaves that are symmetrical art
Symmetry of Nature
Cacti with thorns have straight and slanted lines created by nature
Thorns of Saguaro
Thorns of Cactus
Art of nature – if you visualize, you can see a face with two eyes, a nose, and an open mouth in this tree trunk.
Tree Face
Walking around in nature with an open photographic mind, one can capture images that can be visualized as designs.
Here are simple photos of bark on tree trunks that display natural designs.
Tree Bark Designs
Tree Bark
With a camera without a tripod and shaking hands, it created an artistic view of the San Francisco skyline in the dark
Art of San Francisco Skyline at Night