In Roots and Stone, the forest reveals itself as both guide and guardian. The worn steps, shaped by human passage and the slow persistence of nature, emerge from earth and root—leading inward rather than onward, as if the woodland invites a quieter kind of journey. Inspired by Bellburn Wood in Binchester, the painting captures a moment where light, mist, and memory blur together. Here, the boundary between path and wilderness softens, and the viewer is left to wander—not just through the landscape, but through a feeling of stillness and return