Wish you were here

Series of graphic works on paper

These works were inspired by a tree near my childhood home. When I was young my Grandmother produced a number of paintings of this tree, and now it always reminds me of her. The fact that it is still there makes me feel that she is too.

I think of these drawings as a way to honour my Grandmother. While drawing them I imagined what attracted her to this particular tree and what she felt while she was painting. Each of my drawings is from a different side of the tree and so a different facet of the same experience. It’s interesting that different people can experience the same activity but end up with very different results.