Forest Sprite

Lurking scepticism out of hiding: the deep-set, dark eyes of shadow, fixed in the dense moss green, convey a testing attentiveness, a mistrustful alertness, a wild independence. The forest sprite does not hide out of weakness; he sizes up the outside world from the shelter of his perfect camouflage. The picture describes the emotional balance between the vital, living freshness of spring light (yellow and green) and, at the same time, the uncanny depth of an ancient, unreadable secret of nature.