"Quiet Bend" captures a gentle pause in the landscape—a place where movement softens and time seems to slow. The shallow waters of the Emerald Pools curve quietly through the foreground, its surface reflecting muted blues, violets, and warm earth tones, as if holding the sky and surrounding hills in a moment of stillness. The path follows the water’s bend, inviting the viewer inward, while soft green light filters through the trees and settles against distant, hazy cliffs. The atmosphere is calm and contemplative, imbued with a sense of refuge—an unspoken feeling of standing alone in nature, listening to water, light, and breath align.  Inspired by the Emerald Pools Hike at Zion National Park in October. 9x12 pastel.