This is the first in a new series of drawings focussing on the surface of a tree trunk. The full title was “The Devil is beyond the Detail” (as opposed to being in it), but I preferred the shorter version. The picture is based on…
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16″ x 12″, ink on kaolin-coated board See https://www.amandabatesart.co.uk/2021/03/society-of-graphic-fine-art-open-exhibition/
16″ x 12″, Indian ink on kaolin-coated board See https://www.amandabatesart.co.uk/2021/03/society-of-graphic-fine-art-open-exhibition/
16″ x 12″, coloured inks on kaolin-coated board
Indian ink on kaolin-coated board, 12 x 16″ Ostensibly a picture of mature beech trees on a embankment within a wood, anthropomorphism imbues the trees with emotion and character. They could well be on stage, enacting a Shakespeare tragedy or performing Wagner – or they…
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Pigment inks on kaolin-coated board, 11 x 14 inches. The row of hornbeams viewed through the crook of the end tree. I’ve used a palette based on secondary colours, which has an unearthly feel, echoing the odd angles and shapes thrown by the trees.
There is a minor road in east Hampshire that cuts deep into the bedrock, a route excavated over the years by water and the passge of feet. The stone rises vertically from the edge of the tarmac, and mature trees cling tenaciously to the precipice,…
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This quirky group of mature beech trees are on a long, straight woodbank in a local country park. The hollows make for perfect imaginary doorways and I couldn’t resist associating them with the fair folk. The sensible title is Woodland Habitat; the fantastic title is…
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This piece was done as a demo for Basingstoke Art Club, which I am a member of. I was originally asked to do a short talk on my techniques for the AGM Zoom meeting, but – as I’m not a very confident talker – I…
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These hornbeams, planted in two rows along the edge of a local wood, continue to fascinate and inspire me since I discovered them last autumn. Not one of them seems to be upright; each of them is remarkably characterful, and together they make any number…
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