Under the watching trees 6

This A3-sized alcohol ink painting on Yupo paper, accented with variegated copper leaf, is a striking interplay between stillness and movement, shadow and glow. The composition is divided into broad horizontal zones that suggest a surreal, wintry landscape viewed at twilight.
In the upper third, a brooding expanse of inky black fades subtly into deep midnight blue, evoking a night sky. Rising from this dark field are three tall, slender tree forms rendered in shimmering variegated copper leaf. Their delicate, branching lines glow with warmth against the cold backdrop, like embers held in the hand of winter.
Below, rich blue and turquoise inks cascade downward, creating fluid, vertical streaks reminiscent of melting ice, falling water, or snowdrifts caught in motion.  A subtle warm undertone emerges at the very bottom — a grounding earthiness beneath the frozen hush.
The visual dialogue between the glowing copper trees and the icy blue terrain captures a sense of contrast — resilience in dormancy, warmth in darkness, movement in stillness.