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.
Drawings 2023 - 2026
Evening Primrose
Pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm. 2025
Solstice - in memory
Balmerino Sweet Chestnut, composite pencil drawings (in progress) 100 × 70 cm. 2026
Hawthorn Tree
Pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm. 2024
Astonishment Drawing - Shell
Pencil on paper, A3. 2020
Falling Clematis 1 and 2
Charcoal on paper, 30 x 60 cm. 2024
Plantain Lily
Charcoal and white chalk on paper, A3. 2025
Himalayan Poppy
Pencil on paper, 30 x 42 cm. 2025
Beech Tree
Pencil on paper, 30 × 42cm, 2026.
Grass
Watercolour on paper, 15 x 21 cm.2023
Daffodils
Sumi Ink on paper, 15 x 21 cm. 2026