Colorful Forest Painting Frame:Dark ash and the mood it casts

and the mood it casts is hushed

The painting channels the elemental drama of a hidden tropical gorge and the thrill of standing close to roaring water

A red panda clings to a slender branch

while the far side of the sky cools into lilac and violet

There is real movement here

Colorful Forest Painting Frame:Dark ash and the mood it castsSlender tree trunks rise the full height of this autumn woodland, their dark verticals framing a canopy ablaze with colour. Scarlet, amber and gold leaves crowd the upper branches, while cooler ochres and greens linger lower down, and a soft mist gathers in the depths of the forest. The eye is drawn between the trunks toward a hint of light deep among the trees. The portrait orientation accentuates the towering height and stillness of the scene. The