Welsh Oak in Parched Grass Print

During a scorching holiday in Wales, our first break from London for 2 years, we passed this young oak on the dusty path near the cottage we had rented. At different times of day it shape shifted as the sun rose and set. One moment a brooding shape against a pearly pink dawn, the next it's shimmering leaves caught in the cobalt sky and blazing sun. One breathless afternoon I took a stroll down to visit and spent anbafternoon in the purple shade beneath. I watched the sea spangle and dance in the bay below as the peace beneath the oak soaked into me. The grass, mostly reduced to straw swayed in an occasional passing breeze but little else broke the drowsy atmosphere. In the space of a couple of hours, the little oak had opened tiny spring of hope in amongst all the fear and uncertainty.The path running alongside became my path to a future I could trust, finally gaining some traction onwards and upwards. My intention with this piece was to capture the intensity of light and shade usually found in the South of France. The contrast between the texture of the bleached grass against the pool of deep shadow thrown by the tree. The autumn will come, the tree will sleep, the grass will recover, as we all will and next summer, she'll be there keeping the birds company and making a cool space for me to sit with her.

Print:Giclee on Canvas

Size:12 W x 16 H x 1.25 D in

Size with Frame:13.75 W x 17.75 H x 1.25 D in

Delivery Time:Typically 5-7 business days for domestic shipments, 10-14 business days for international shipments.