Morning 2

This woodland scene is constructed from a patient constellation of marks, turning foliage into a vibrating tapestry where the forest feels less observed than remembered. Warm russets and ember-oranges press in from the left like the fullness of late autumn, while a pale, flowering canopy on the right reads as a sudden hush—an illuminated counterweight that opens breathing space within the density. The dark, upright trunks act as quiet sentinels, anchoring the composition as the ground’s dotted rhythm suggests a path of time and footsteps, guiding the eye into a depth that is emotional rather than strictly perspectival. In its meeting of blaze and bloom, the work becomes a meditation on transition: the simultaneous presence of fading warmth and emergent light.