BIRCH IN WINTER AT THE OLD STUDIO

£2,800.00 GBP

BIRCH IN WINTER AT THE OLD STUDIO

Name: BIRCH IN WINTER AT THE OLD STUDIO
Brand: Lucy Auge Ltd
Price: 2800.00 GBP
Availability: InStock

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2023, Sumi Ink on Italian Paper

Unframed Dimensions: 42cm x 160cm (16.5in x 59in)

Framed Dimensions: 48cm x 156cm (18.9in x 61.4in)

Original work, signed by the artist, accompanied by a certificate of authenticity, with the sale recorded in the artist’s archive.

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About the Work

I have been working weekly through my Journal de Bord series for several years—an ongoing practice rooted in real-time observation, much like a captain's log. This approach is inspired by the Japanese shichijni ko calendar, where each micro-season lasts only a few days. Nature is constantly changing, and I strive to capture those fleeting moments before they vanish.

This piece is part of my Journal de Bord series, shared with my catalogue subscribers each week. In this entry, I reflect on what I observed in nature, how the piece unfolded, and the specific moment that inspired the work. Below is the journal entry to go alongside this artwork.

Entrée n°31

While gathering hazel, I noticed a birch tree and made a mental note to return and paint it. It was another cold morning, and the birch was laced with frost, its dormant catkins sparkling in the sunlight.

The chairs in the photograph mark a place where I once sat to paint — sometimes focusing on the shifting shadows on the ground, at other times looking up into the canopy above. This is the tree that first inspired my canopy paintings.

For this piece, I worked heavily with ink, laying down a wet base layer for the catkins and allowing it to dry slightly before adding dots to suggest their intricate texture. I try not to be overly literal in my mark-making; instead, I aim to convey the spirit of the scene rather than a detailed rendering.

It was a pleasure to build up the layers of branches and to work into the negative space of the Italian paper. The final painting evolved into a scroll format, allowing the branches to spread and capture the busy, restless energy of the tree.

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