At first glance, the title A Walk Through the Forest might suggest a visible path—a clearing, a trail, a prescribed way forward.
There isn’t one.
In a truly wild place, there rarely is.
This painting does not offer a marked route through the woods. Instead, it reflects the experience of moving through an untamed landscape—where the way forward is discovered moment by moment, by sensing where the undergrowth thins, where light opens just enough, where resistance gives way.
I began A Walk Through the Forest in 2020, during a period when many of us were navigating uncertainty without clear direction. Over the next five years, I returned to the canvas repeatedly, allowing it to evolve slowly rather than forcing resolution. Like walking through a wild forest, the painting required attention, patience, and trust.
At 56 inches tall by 70 inches wide, the scale is intentionally immersive. You don’t stand outside the forest looking in—you are surrounded by it. Vertical rhythms of trees establish structure, while layered, expressive brushwork obscures edges and dissolves certainty. Light moves through the painting in fragments rather than beams, guiding the eye intuitively rather than instructively.
The surface holds years of accumulated decisions. Thick passages suggest leaves, branches, and undergrowth without defining them precisely. Notes of gold, violet, teal, and ember red emerge beneath the greens, creating a living, shifting field of color. Up close, the painting is energetic and tactile. From a distance, it settles into cohesion and calm.
The absence of a literal path is intentional.
I treasure wild places—spaces that remain unmarked, unoptimized, and unresolved. In presenting this painting, I offer that same challenge to the viewer: to find their own way through it. To linger. To move slowly. To choose direction not by instruction, but by intuition.
Finishing A Walk Through the Forest in 2025 felt less like completing a destination and more like recognizing arrival.
This painting is about trust—trust in process, trust in perception, and trust that forward movement does not require a visible trail.
Artwork Details
Title: A Walk Through the Forest
Dimensions: 56" H × 70" W
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Completed: 2025 (begun 2020)
Status: Available