In "Smouldering," the canvas becomes a mysterious stretch of wilderness as dusk settles in, portrayed through a convergence of passionate purples, deep blues, and glowing ambers. The use of textured techniques creates a tactile sense of raw nature, with the thick impasto giving life to what could be the rugged terrain of an untamed forest floor. The blackened silhouettes of trees stand sentinel against the evening sky, their forms distorted and abstracted into something more felt than seen, as if emerging from the heat of the day's end. The scattered hints of light that filter through the composition are like the final flickers of a fire, illuminating patches of the landscape in a dance of shadows and warmth. The sweeping strokes across the canvas suggest a landscape in transformation, the moment before night blankets the earth, with all its hidden life and secret stirrings. "Smouldering" embodies the transient beauty of twilight in the wild, where every moment is a fleeting interplay of light, color, and form.