Ancient forest clearing with sunburst through majestic tree canopy

Digital painting employing volumetric lighting through dense forest environment. Composition features aged tree specimen with substantial trunk diameter positioned centrally, backlighting creates golden atmospheric rays penetrating layered foliage. Foreground contains flowering undergrowth in blue-purple tones with warm earth-toned path surface. Depth constructed through atmospheric perspective with misty middle-ground and silhouetted background vegetation. Lighting methodology combines directional sun source with diffuse scatter creating luminous god-ray effect through canopy layers.