An ongoing series of observational drawings in pencil, charcoal and Sumi ink working from plants, trees, natural forms and places found close to home in North Fife. The drawings begin in careful looking but move toward the expressive, less a record of appearance than a tracing of energy and presence. Materials range from large to small scale studies each format finding a different quality of attention.

Evening Primrose, pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm.

Hawthorn Tree, pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm.

Falling Clematis 1 and 2, Charcoal on paper, 30 x 60 cm.

Plantain Lily, Charcoal and white chalk on paper, A3.

Oat Grass, watercolour on paper, 15 x 21 cm.

Beech Tree, Pencil on paper, 30 × 42cm, 2026.

Leaning Tree, Late Light, pencil on paper, 9 × 13 cm.

The Path Under, pencil on paper, 9 × 13 cm.