(Left) Wood Pigeon Flying over Oilseed Rape. Oil on canvas, 1550 mm x 1150 mm.

(Right) Wood Pigeon Flying over Oilseed Rape, detail.

As you move toward a tree, more and more subtleties of colour become visible until every shade of green seems different from its neighbour. The colours for this painting were taken from oil studies made close to the tree. The overall shape of the tree is based on a view from a distance, where it is easier to appreciate the general form. The result is an image with a simple initial effect, like a sign, but with a wide range of colours. I wanted to make an tree that felt both observed and imagined: an emblem embedded in vision.

From Oak: One Tree, Three Years, Fifty Paintings

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