Burley Sentinel — Original Ink Drawing on Paper — Burley, New Forest — Warren Drawing Trees

An original pen and ink drawing of a tree in Burley, New Forest, by Birmingham artist Warren Garland (Warren Drawing Trees). Drawn on location on 19 April 2024.
At the back of a gravelly car park in the curious village of Burley, deep in the New Forest, I spotted this cranky old tree standing like a lone sentinel. Burley’s a place that feels halfway between a folktale and a low-budget ghost tour — wild ponies nibbling bushes, cows straying into the road, and enough stories of witches and beasts to keep your imagination busy.
This particular tree looked like it had seen off at least three centuries of smuggling, bad weather, and beast sightings. Half-stump, half-scarecrow, it somehow manages to look both haunted and defiant — just like the stories this village keeps spinning.
Drawn on location in black ink, this one-off work captures a weather-beaten figure that somehow refuses to fade into the background. Part of an ongoing series of drawings that celebrate trees as witnesses to human oddity, folklore, and stubbornness.
One-of-a-kind. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
Details:
• Medium: Lightfast black ink on 150gsm acid-free paper
• Size: 25 × 25cm (square)
• Location: Burley, New Forest, Hampshire
• Date: 19 April 2024
• Hand-signed by the artist
• One-of-a-kind original (not a reproduction or edition)
• Includes certificate of authenticity
• Ships unframed in archival sleeve with board backing
• Ships from the UK

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