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Category: Monochrome

Hedgerow

Hedgerow

 Artwork, AVAILABLE, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Rural, Trees

This is a celebration of the less obvious. Hedges around fields are a commonplace feature of the English landscape and, while I think most of us are aware of their importance in terms of diversity and wildlife, we probably don’t think too hard about the…
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Interior 1 (Woodcott)

Interior 1 (Woodcott)

 Artwork, AVAILABLE, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on paper, Trees, Uncategorized

This is a drawing, on paper, of half of an ancient churchyard yew which has split into two parts. We’re looking at the hollowed-out inside of the tree, with what looks like several well established aerial roots. The tree is fascinating, with an array fascinating…
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Stumped

Stumped

 Artwork, AVAILABLE, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Trees

This is one of my favourite leaning hornbeams, but rather than focussing on the echoing angles of the trees looking down the line (as in Conduit), my attention was drawn to the ravaged remnant of a former tree, the stump in the foreground. The characteristic…
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Reciprocate

Reciprocate

 Artwork, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Reserved, Rural, Trees

This beech tree – part of the row along the wood bank at Snelsmore Common that featured in Epic and Babes in the Wood – has an exceptional collection of burrs and galls on it (these are growths caused by stress such as physical damage…
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Standing Vigil – SOLD

Standing Vigil – SOLD

 Artwork, Drawing, Featured, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Rural, SOLD, Trees

16″ x 12″, ink on kaolin-coated board See https://www.amandabatesart.co.uk/2021/03/society-of-graphic-fine-art-open-exhibition/

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Greensand – SOLD

Greensand – SOLD

 Artwork, Drawing, Featured, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Rural, SOLD, Trees, Uncategorized

16″ x 12″, Indian ink on kaolin-coated board See https://www.amandabatesart.co.uk/2021/03/society-of-graphic-fine-art-open-exhibition/

Deep Dark Wood

Deep Dark Wood

 Artwork, AVAILABLE, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Rural, Trees

16″ x 12″, coloured inks on kaolin-coated board

Epic – SOLD

Epic – SOLD

 Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Rural, SOLD, Trees

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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The Dreamer

The Dreamer

 Artwork, Drawing, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Reserved, Rural, 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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Woodland Habitat (Fairy Houses)

Woodland Habitat (Fairy Houses)

 Artwork, AVAILABLE, Ink, Monochrome, on kaolin-coated board, Place, Trees

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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