Forest Sunbeams Through Tall Trees in Wood Inlay

A tall forest of straight trunks with diagonal sunbeams through the canopy in solid wood inlay of walnut, oak, maple and birch pieces.

Prompt

Fit separately shaped solid-wood pieces in shallow relief, varying grain and elevation, with planes blending smoothly, seams fitted and no flat veneer. A tall forest of straight trunks seen from the ground looking up a gentle slope: each trunk a long piece of dark walnut or smoky oak, the canopy a mosaic of green-stained and honey maple pieces, the forest floor of russet cherry and pale ash leaf pieces. Light: late morning sun breaks through the canopy as several diagonal shafts of pale birch and bleached ash pieces that cut across the trunks and fall to a bright patch on the floor, the trunks receding in graduated tone toward a hazy bright distance as the leading line. Palette entirely of natural wood tones from near-black walnut to pale birch, with green-stained pieces for leaves; warm, tactile, polished finish. Wide 16:9 landscape frame. No people, animals, buildings, readable text, signs or logos.
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