Walking in silence
between the shadows
of dreams to come
It is quiet in the forest. The dense foliage brings coolness in summer, the impressive trunks of old trees provide protection when the wind blows hard. Time for a walk on narrow paths, deeper and deeper into the forest.
Noon.
No one around.
I walk this path,
deep
into spring.
An unending,
surrealistic dream.
A sunny, warm spring day. It is quiet in the forest, not a breath of wind, no one to be seen. As I walk deeper into the forest, the young greenery closes me off more and more from the busy world. I walk on slowly, as if in a surrealistic dream....
Early morning light
Patches of an unfinished dream
floats towards eternity
It is quiet in the forest, this morning. The sun is just rising above the horizon, its fragile rays gently touching the trunks of the trees still damp from the cold night.
Digital art
Light. Hidden
behind a veil of silence
of the fading darkness
Celebrate this new day
Every day
Digital art
A morning walk in a winter forest. The soft light conjures vague veils between the trees, like pieces of dreams floating into eternity upon awakening.
Fresh snow, as far as the eye can see. The forest looks spacious, light, and larger than usual. It is quiet, and the world feels deserted. Only the muffled crunch of my footsteps in the fresh snow.
Just as I sometimes dream of spring or summer while it is still winter, I also sometimes dream of winter on a warm summer day.
A sunny, warm spring day. It is quiet in the forest, not a breath of wind, no one to be seen. As I walk deeper into the forest, the young greenery closes me off more and more from the busy world. I walk on slowly, as if in a dream....
Autumn trees
A veiled afternoon under
a canopy of light
The trees have almost completely lost their leaves. But on a sunny day they are decorated with a canopy of light, when a low sun is playing hide and seek between the branches.
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Whirling winds of bright morning light
Blinding emptiness descends from the sky...
It is cold, the sun does not have enough power to warm the fresh breeze. The trees are still bare, but on many branches the first leaf buds are beginning to unfold.
This clear night,
branches touching the stars
at the edge of the sky
Moonlit trees breathing
the perfume of silence
illuminate my path
The original photo I used for this artwork I made years ago in a small, picturesque forest near the house where we lived in Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
In the autumn sun
Voices in the forest sing
In the rising haze
After many days of rain, the late afternoon sun shines almost horizontally through the damp forest. It is quiet, except for a soft rustling, a song of the last leaves of the trees…
Always silent, seemingly staring into nothingness
What tales would they know and share?
Intertwined roots, touching branches
How do I listen in, share in their wisdom?
I put my hand on the bark, feel a slight vibration
press my ear against a trunk, close my eyes
and enjoy images I never saw before
Have you ever really touched a tree, put your arms around it and pressed your ear against the trunk?
You should, the tree shares it’s energy with you…
Following my inner light
I pluck the young leaves
in the unknown forest
Overcome the fear of darkness
longing for the new life
We all know that spring brings new life to the unfamiliar forest, no matter how dark it can be there. New life, nourishing for everything alive.
Yet there is a fear of entering that unknown, that darkness.
But knowing we need that renewal, I set out. Will you join me, come after me?
Only the wind as a companion, searching through a dark forest until you see light between the branches of the trees. The path meanders into a clearing...
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Early morning light
Patches of unfinished dreams
float towards eternity
It is quiet in the forest, this morning. The sun is just rising above the horizon, its fragile rays gently touching the trunks of the trees still damp from the cold night. Veils of mist rise from the moss and make their way upward, where the light of a new day awaits them.
Noon.
No one around.
I walk this path,
deep
into spring.
An unending,
green dream.
A sunny, warm spring day. It is quiet in the forest, not a breath of wind, no one to be seen. As I walk deeper into the forest, the young greenery closes me off more and more from the busy world. I walk on slowly, as if in a dream....
A cold wind rustles through the frozen
grass along the road.
In this clear night, the stars lean on the
bare branches of the trees,
and the moon lights the pillars
along my path.
If only my love will still be awake
when I arrive late at home.
Light. Hidden
behind a veil of silence
of the fading darkness
Celebrate a new day
Every day
Dawn. A dense fog is hiding the light. But then the sun rises and darkness fades.
Midnight
a memory, a dream
A moonlit silent scream
Confused, a handful of
tears. We forgot
our origin
our purpose
our destiny
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Noon.
No one around.
I walk this path,
deep
into a fading
noonday dream.
A sunny, warm spring day. It is quiet in the forest, not a breath of wind, no one to be seen. As I walk deeper into the forest, the young greenery closes me off more and more from the busy world. I walk on slowly, as if in a dream....
The scent
of the morning
A cool breeze
lifts the veil
of the night
Summer morning, the smell of a new day. I stroll along the path between sleeping and waking, I don't want to let go of my dream yet. A cool breeze moves the leaves of the trees, the sunlight touches my face.
Trees tangled
together in green
A lonely road,
deep
into the woods
Shelter for the cold
may rain
A dark, chilly and rainy day in May. At some point the rain comes pouring down. But luckily, a beautiful lane with a tightly tangled canopy of leaves provides shelter.
FOREST NEAR TRANEKÆR, LANGELAND, DENMARK
The scent
of the morning
A cold breeze
lifts the veil
of the night
Winter morning, the smell of a new day. I stroll along the path between sleeping and waking, I don't want to let go of my dream yet. A cold breeze through my hair, the sunlight touches my face.
Digital art
Walking in silence
between the shadows
of dreams to come
A beautiful spring day, early in the morning. I walk on a path between the fields, it is quiet, except for some noise of the wind and a few birds. The morning sun dazzles me a bit, the dark sides of the trees slowly glide past me. It feels as if I am walking through an alley of dreams that fleetingly present themselves to me.
PATH THROUGH THE FIELDS NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Mirror of light
Mirror of light
A few rays of sunlight
escaping into the darkness
NATURE RESERVE LÖVÖ, KALMAR REGION
Autumn morning
The scent of fading leaves
under a warm shower
A walk in the forest early on an autumn morning. Do you know that wonderful scent of moist autumn leaves that are heated by a shower of sunlight?
FOREST NEAR THE CITY OF HEUMEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Footsteps in the dust
strolling on a leafy lane
even trees are asleep
A hot, dry day in May. It is quiet, not a breath of wind. Everyone seems to be sleeping, even the trees...
FOREST NEAR THE CITY OF NIJMEGEN, THE NETHERLANDS
Branches entangled
Birds swallowed in sunlight
Even the leaves do not move
Fragrance of Summer
A warm day early in the summer, it is windless. The dense foliage filters the sunlight. Birds sing, but are invisible in the golden-green light.
For this artwork, I used one of my own impressionist photographs and fused it with a fragment of an abstract expressionist painting by the Canadian painter Jules D .
FOREST NEAR TRANEKÆR, LANGELAND, DENMARK
Digital artwork of a forest path, based on an impressionistic photograph, of course made by me ;)
Read the story that accompanies it here
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