After an art block I decided to take a trip to a primitive cabin in the woods and stay there, alone, for an entire week. There was no water or electricity, but also no distractions, which made it ...

This is the time, the artist believes, to come into the forest. Listen for the owl’s wings. Stand close to the trunk of a fragrant cedar, and breathe.

The painting hung proudly in their Lake Forest home. Now, there’s a question as to whether the couple ever truly owned the painting. Irene Korhumel died in December, nine years after her husband.