trees and trysting trees
Sometimes, when exploring a landscape, I search for things which aren’t always obvious, looking for a sense of place where surprises happen and stories appea, shedding new light.
Trees are fascinating. They often have significance that is hidden behind initial impressions. In many societies where they are given high status and being up to 5,000 years old they are an irreplaceable part of the living landscape…part of local folklore and narratives. They have witnessed important histories and provide meeting places to local communities and travellers. The artworks contain clues about what the tree has witnessed. The images below can be supplied as prints or wallposters.
Trysting tree and the wagging tales Mixed media
See the wood for the trees Oil on canvas
Allerton oak portrait Pencil on paper
Wagging tales and wagon trails Pencil, pen and print on paper
Monuments and rain, poster Pencil, and print
Worlds most ancient tree Digital collage print
The Allerton oak, hundred. Mixed media.
The silent witness Pencil
This is the place Digital imagery
This is the place 2 oil on board
Silence oil on board
A brief history of time Pencil, pen, crayon and print on paper