Steven Henderson Canadian, b. 1975
Further images
Steven Henderson, Moment Ravelling Onward:
This small, expressive woodland study by Steven Henderson captures the sensation of stepping into a sun-dappled forest clearing. Two tall, slender tree trunks rise almost the full height of the composition, acting as quiet vertical anchors within a loosely brushed world of greens, golds, and softened whites. Henderson builds the scene with confident, economical strokes—patches of opaque light, deep shadow, and broken colour that suggest foliage without over-describing it.
In the foreground, a pale earthen path curves gently into the space, its irregular shapes and warm tones guiding the viewer toward the darker, denser trees beyond. Around it, fresh greens and ochres evoke undergrowth lit by fleeting sunlight. The middle distance grows richer and more layered, with deeper greens and umbers indicating the cool density of the forest interior. Above, the canopy dissolves into pale strokes of light and sky glimpsed through foliage, giving the painting a sense of upward lift and atmospheric depth.
Overall, Moment Ravelling Onward is an intimate, painterly meditation on movement through landscape—capturing not a static place but the shifting experience of light, shadow, and quiet forest air.
Provenance
- direct from artist- titled and dated on artist label