Original Painting | Wodonga | Crossing: 1.7 | 120 x 120 cm Framing Option:White Oak Floating Framed (+3cm) (5.5cm depth) The tree blooms because blooming

The tree blooms because blooming is what happens when the roots go deep enough

meditation space — reflective balance for contemplation

hallway terminus — anchoring presence through vertical stillness

For a long time I mistook the mirror for life

Original Painting | Wodonga | Crossing: 1.7 | 120 x 120 cm Framing Option:White Oak Floating Framed (+3cm) (5.5cm depth) The tree blooms because bloomingTitle: Wodonga Paradox: Peace can feel like completion, before depth has begun. The Story I painted this in a steady state untouched, not yet tested, not yet deepened. There was a serenity to it that held its own value, the kind that arrives when one round of life finishes and you do not yet know there is another. I kept the palette knife loose so the surface could breathe. Underneath the calm sat the question: is this peace real, or only the quiet