When I saw this gallery I really wanted do something, but wasn't able. I had done an image a few weeks earlier and for me it fit Paul's words "your own portal to the Universal soul." I have very strong emotional feelings around trees and did this image to represent those feelings. It is based upon Celtic myth where the oak is a most sacred tree. The English word "door" comes from the Celtic (Gaelic) word for oak; "daur." The oak was symbolic of a portal to the Otherworld, a door between the light and dark seasons of the year as well as a place of protection, strength, and endurance. A door made of oak was thought to offer protection from evil.

It is a composite of my own photos of the tree, a grassy field, hills and Almita's photo of the door. Also, added text. Mostly done in PS using different modes to layer and then painting a bit. Also ran it through Mystical Lighting to darken.