A narrow grassy trail leads through tall pine trees and dense green undergrowth beneath a bright, pale sky.

Between the Pines

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2020-07-16

About this piece

Slender pine trunks rise through the vertical frame, their textured bark set against a luminous sky. Below, a faint grassy trail threads between shrubs and fan-shaped foliage, drawing the eye into the woodland.

The story

I paused where the grassy trail began to lose its edges among the plants. Looking up, I found another kind of path: pale intervals of sky between the pine trunks, each one leaning at its own slight angle. I framed the ground and canopy together, wanting to keep that contrast between tangled growth below and openness above. The way ahead remained visible, but only for a little distance.

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