Forest path illuminated by atmospheric golden sunlight through canopy

Digital painting rendered with volumetric lighting techniques, featuring directional sunrays penetrating dense forest canopy. Composition employs warm-to-cool color gradients: golden amber left transitioning to deep cyan right. Foreground displays magenta flowering shrubs positioned symmetrically; middle-ground shows winding dirt path with warm-toned soil; background retreats into atmospheric perspective with layered tree silhouettes. Sky rendered with cumulus cloud formations. Lighting methodology uses high-contrast illumination with caustic-style ground patterns. Overall color temperature shifts through warm yellows, cool blues, magenta accents.