New Forest — Original Ink Drawing on Hand-Cast Cement Tiles

An original ink drawing of a tree found in Brockenhurst in the New Forest, drawn across a grid of hand-cast cement tiles.

I came across this tree while walking through the New Forest in midwinter.

What caught my attention was that it was still holding onto its leaves. The larger trees surrounding it were already bare, but this smaller tree seemed to be hanging on a little longer.

Perhaps it was sheltered by the trees around it. Or perhaps it was simply refusing to let go.

I drew the tree in black archival pigment ink before breaking the image across individual hand-cast cement tiles.

The shape of the tiles loosely follows the tree itself. A long branch escapes to the left, while the trunk drops through the centre of the work. The drawing moves across gaps, edges and changing cement surfaces rather than sitting neatly within a rectangle.

Each tile was individually poured, dried and arranged in my studio in Birmingham before the drawing was made across the complete surface.

The natural greys and off-whites of the cement become part of the image. No two tiles have exactly the same tone or surface, giving the drawing a fragmented, slightly shifting quality.

The result is a one-of-a-kind original drawing and sculptural wall piece. There is only one.

Details:

• Original ink drawing on hand-cast cement tiles
• Tree drawn in Brockenhurst, New Forest, Hampshire
• Archival black pigment ink
• Individually poured cement tiles — no two are identical
• Multi-tile composition
• Signed by the artist on the reverse
• One-of-a-kind original artwork
• Ready to hang
• Ships from the UK

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