The inspiration for The Golden Oak was derived from an early morning walk in the local park one late fall day. We were all surprised to wake up that morning to see that the temperature had dropped over night and the heavy dew had turned into a light coating of ice. As I walked toward the park the huge mighty oak with it's golden fall foliage was covered over in ice and was seemingly glowing as the sun rose behind it. The whole tree as shimmering as if gold was dripping off each branch.