The sun sets early in winter so a weekend stroll in my local park often offers glorious silhouettes of bare branches with a backdrop of warm glowing sky.
3rd January
I am not entirely sure what this plant is but I really like way the browns, cream and beige disperse and blend. It inspires me to paint it. The gnarly knotty contortion seems to represent the hardship of winter and makes for an endless design possibilities.
2nd January
Gorse makes me think of the New Forest and its serene heathland which is full of this colourful plant. I can imagine a group of large tummied, native ponies grazing with their foals in the warm April sunshine. I couldn't of been happier to find this ray of sunlight on a cold January day.
1st January
Lichen never seise to amaze me. I love the turquoise and dark brown colour combination in this photo. My Grandema gave me a clear, semi-precious stone which had an emerald green lichen inside. I made it into pendent for a necklace and have warn it ever since.