Summer in forest

Thick trunks of pine and birch rise through a dense understorey where broken branches, uprooted stumps and ferns lie tangled across the mossy forest floor. A narrow gap in the canopy admits a patch of pale blue sky and diffused light near the center of the composition, while the rest of the scene recedes into deep green shade.

Built from short, dabbed strokes of green, ochre and brown, the paint surface has a dense, textured quality that mimics foliage and bark. Cool shadow and warm sunlit patches alternate across the canvas, creating a quiet, immersive sense of enclosure typical of a dense summer wood.