Glimpse digitalwork A still life of March

A still life of March flowers on Mother’s Day

I sanded the wood

I let the pencil or charcoal twist in my hand let it lead me across the paper

The falling chestnuts on the drive way up to Dartington Hall and sounds of cock pheasants stating their territory

Glimpse digitalwork A still life of MarchThis piece is one of a small group of four that I made. They are part of a broader body of work looking at the Saltmarshes on the river Dart in Devon. I have been collaborating on a bioregional project now for several years, which has been reflected in methods and indeed practice. For these works I created a surface on the pastel paper with site specific pigments beside the reed beds of Black grass or Black reeds using their fallen leaves to print on