In Meditative Grounds, the surface becomes a mirror of the mind in quiet focus. Layers of paper are stripped, sanded, and pressed into canvas not only to reveal texture, but to trace the slow erosion of thought, the way repetition clears space for stillness. Subtle ridges and muted planes emerge like the contours of an inner landscape, shaped by attention rather than force. The palette remains restrained—soft whites, pale grays, deep blacks, and quiet blues, with faint earth tones surfacing through abrasion, as if light were breathing through distance. Each gesture is deliberate yet unhurried, turning material process into meditation. What remains is a mental terrain made visible: grounded, silent, and poised between release and reflection.