Forest series

Living in the Pacific Northwest, forests are not just landscape — they are architecture, sanctuary, and teacher.

In this series, I explore the emotional experience of being under the trees — the grounding presence of trunks, the rhythm of vertical lines, the way light weaves through branches.

Some paintings feel intimate and enclosed; others open into deeper passages of shadow and layered foliage.

Science confirms what we instinctively know: being among trees calms the nervous system, slows the breath, and restores clarity.

Forest is an invitation to step into that feeling — to bring the quiet strength of the woods into your home.

Dream

Walking into the forest has become a daily ritual for me. On the days when I cannot make it out for a walk, I feel a little off, as if something is missing.

This morning I had a dream that the forest was washing me clean. That feeling when something weighs on you — everyday thoughts, small worries, or the noise of life — somehow disappears when I walk among the trees. The forest clears a path in my mind. It refreshes me, like opening a window inside my head.

I have always been drawn to those forest scenes where the trees lean over you, surrounding you completely. The air feels fuller there, fresher. The scent of the earth, the quiet, the movement of the branches — it all feels deeply soothing.

It is as if the forest gently resets something inside of me.