Paintings based on my woodland wanderings. The title for this group of works is taken from a woodland I have known since childhood, where it’s still easy to wander slowly and lose my sense of direction. There’s a badger set, old stone walls covered in lichens and once, a fox skull in the river.

‘Childhood Wood’, oil on canvas, 80x120cm, 2024

“Wood of Brae I’, oil on canvas, 10x15cm, 2024

‘Wood of Brae II’, oil on canvas, 10x15cm, 2024

‘Wood of Brae III’, oil on canvas, 10x15cm, 2024

‘Three Trees’ oil on canvas, 10x15cm, 2024

‘Old Pine Bark’, oil on canvas, 13x18cm, 2024

‘Rowan Berry Season’, oil on canvas, 80x80cm, 2024

‘Felling For You’, oil on canvas, 80×120 cm, 2024