Sunset Jazz oil on polyester 107 x 84cm 2019 (private collection)
A Tree View oil on polyester 107 x 84cm 2019 – BUY IN SHOP
The Magic oil on polyester 84 x 107cm 2019 – BUY IN SHOP
Gum Forest oil on panel 40.5 x 30.5cm 2019 (private collection)
Gum Forest Walk oil on canvas 81 x 97cm 2018 | Finalist Ravenswood art prize (private collection)
Night Fall oil on polyester 66 x 56.5cm 2019 (private collection)
Forest Bathing oil on canvas 66 x 87 cm 2019 (private collection)
Gum Line oil on polyester 66 x 56.5cm 2019 (private collection)
Natural Order oil on polyester 66 x 56.5cm 2019 (private collection)
The Clearing oil on polyester 66 x 56 cm 2019
The Orbs oil on composite board 41 x 33cm 2019 (private collection)
Morning Mirage oil on polyester 41 x 51cm 2019 (private collection)
Last Light, Pink oil on polyester 51 x 41cm 2019 (private collection)
Orange Canopy oil on composite board 41 x 33cm 2019 (private collection)
Shadow Dance oil on polyester 51 x 41cm 2019 (private collection)
The Gathering oil on polyester 41 x 51cm 2019 (private collection)
Forest Bathing
“Between every two pine trees is a doorway leading to another life”
John Muir, Naturalist
Melinda illuminates the philosophy behind the Japanese practice of Shinrin-Yoku or ‘Forest Bathing’. Exploring the idea that humans have grown increasingly separated from the natural world that sustains us, the disconnection from nature alienates us from ourselves. Our life force is sustained by nature; subtle energies are embodied in the vivid sensory and meditative experience and feelings derived from being in nature.