Emily Jalbert

These paintings explore the interplay between memory and landscape, capturing fleeting moments of light and atmosphere that border on the surreal. In this pair of forest paintings, I seek to evoke a sense of quiet awe—a pause in time when the world feels suspended in golden stillness, as if enveloped in a cathedral.

Rather than aiming for strict realism, I allow color to guide the emotional tone of each piece. The result is a dreamlike, contemplative space where the familiar becomes strange and luminous. The forest, in this light, becomes not just a place, but a presence—alive, watching, and waiting.

These paintings are meditations on stillness, transformation, and the poetry of light. They invite the viewer to step in, slow down, and dwell for a moment in the in-between.