Leaway From the Olympic Park on a week day morning in March. Impressions: Mud, puddles, route along the wide river. 12 dogs, overloaded dog walkers, cyclists, runners, walkers. Beginning to feel the season turning. Trail through the trees, logs, log creations – shelter, seats, playground, stacks. Question: What would you make with a pile of …
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River Mole in Leatherhead on a week day afternoon in December Impressions: Sun, silhouettes, tree branch shapes, cold, breezeless, blue sky, mud, quiet, freedom, winding paths, flowing, sparkling river, aqueduct. Long haired grass, brambles, nettles, tall, regal trees. Question: Do you take the worn path or go through the mud and brambles? Images: Find out more …
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Putney Lower Common on a week day afternoon in February. Impressions: Wild grass, common land, space, grey sky, faint muddy paths, helicopters and planes whirring above. Mud, squelchy thick mud. Mud scuffed with boot and shoe prints, brown puddles. Dogs. A dog lolloping after a low flying bird. Dog owners with long handled orange ball throwers, …
Gordon Square on a week day afternoon in January. Impressions: Sunless, cold, winding paths, mud, old leaves, bare trees. White sky, orangey earth, green grass. A robin hopping on skinny legs. Students, pairs chatting on benches, earphones, headphones, eating lunch. Sculptures and quotes, muddied bins. Question: The artist’s name is engraved on the sculpture’s shoulder. What words …
Stamford Meadows on a week day morning in January. (Escaping London) Impressions: Frosty grass, ducks, geese, pretty stone town skyline. Mud hard with frost and mud soft with rain and mud piled into mole hills and mud of different shades. Bare trees, tree surgeons working. A robin. A field of winter wheat. Walkers, perhaps hunting …