57 cm (w) x 76 cm (h), natural charcoal on acid-free drawing paper.
Date produced: 2005

This was drawn entirely on-site. This study is of a view that I found quite challenging and interesting. I was keen to use just natural charcoal, which puts a limit on the level of detail I can go to, and meant that I finished the drawing within about 2 week’s of work. I wanted to put considerable development into some parts of the drawing, but I also wanted to leave some areas exactly as they were after the initial session and not overwork the drawing. I feel that the expressions of space and structure are working well. I’m also happy with the tonal structure of the drawing.

A photographic view of the subject tree in 2006 from a similar direction to that used for the drawing above:

Direction of viewing point shown on a map of the buttress roots and main lower boughs:

This map and the previous photograph are provided to help you to understand and/or appreciate the drawing more. Because this drawing was drawn completely on-site, if you go to the real subject tree with this display on your mobile phone or tablet, it is possible using this map of the tree to find the real place where the drawing was produced from. If you attempt to do this, please remember that I was sitting on a camp stool to do this drawing, and the tree has changed since 2005 (but typically changed only a little).