Mixed-media painter Liz Tran often stared at the cherry tree withering away outside her Central District home while working on her newest print series. The artist believes that this collection (on display through September 27) could be a memorial to its once-fertile state. She applied liberal amounts of acrylic, graphite, ink, and beeswax onto Japanese paper to create dozens of trees bearing pearlescent leaves and polka-dotted fruit. Wander through this whimsical forest and youll wonder what new life Tran may create, on paper at least, should another tree perish in her yard. Some Space Gallery, 625 First Ave., 718-3104, www.somespacegallery.com. Free. 9 a.m.6 p.m. ERIKA HOBART
Mondays-Saturdays, 9 a.m. Starts: Sept. 4. Continues through Sept. 27, 2008
