forest-bather moonlit

FOREST BATHER BLUE LANDSCAPE

FOREST BATHER Dusk

FOREST BATHER BLUE 1

FOREST BATHER WINTER

Foest Bather Blue

forestbather-mountain

REPLENISHED SOUL

FOREST BATHER 1

Forest bathing repose A

Forest-bathing-repose-B

Forest Bather dawn

FOREST BATHER DJA DJA

Forest bathing Summer

FOREST BATHER 2

Forest Bather Energise

FOREST BATHER DAWN

The term Shinrin-yoku was coined by the Japanese Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries in 1982, and can be defined as making contact with and taking in the atmosphere of the forest.
For me it is a recreational trip to the forest for relaxation and well-being; forest bathing.
These works are my foray into figurative landscape, a series I started in 2021 lockdown era, with more time to exploreand muse on my local forest (sans-tourists). Refreshing myself from the routines of work and an overly digital life, I needed to find that connection to nature, to breathe the life back into my spirit.
This series is about immersion, with a figure almost hidden in the foliage, sitting in relaxed postures, but deliberately looking away from the viewer. She relishes those private days, to hide, reconnect and find her centre, retracting into the forest.

JCDC

Diane

Forest Bathing