Oil, emulsion, acrylic, watercolours and ash on copper, wood, cardboard and nails

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Wood off-cuts assembled to form a birds eye view of the dried fields of England during a summer drought.

The UK is notorious for its rainfall. The sun worshipers among us can be overheard complaining about this throughout the year. But in times of prolonged heat and dry weather we are reminded of the benefits of this rain, how it nourishes both us and the land we call home… wait long enough and it is welcomed like an old friend, with the gratitude it truly deserves.

Looking down from a plane offers us a new perspective on how land is divided into shapes, colours and uses. A composition shaped in layers over time. The drying of this land can also offer clues as to what lies beneath as we peer through the overlapping wood set deeper in the frame, back in time.

Scorched earth, dried grass, groups of trees – a small section of the anthropocene rendered in paint viewed from a plane window over England.