The Shape of Trees

When I am cycling in the countryside there is time to look around. Often I cycle in the same areas throughout the year and I note the changes surrounding me such as the turned fields in winter, later full of ripening crops. None are more noticeable though than the changing shape of trees throughout the seasons.

In the winter they are dark and spikey; come the spring they begin to soften as the leaves bud and some of them put out blossom; then the summer and a mass of green; now autumn brings a firework display as the green turns to gold. And then the winter once more and the cycle begins again.

On my bicycle rides I observed and photographed all these changes. These became a part of the “Shape of Trees” project which is now available as a calendar for 2024.

My exploration of the shape of trees took me deeper into the woods and I discovered many other shapes of trees such as their roots and the shapes they make as they grow old and die. I also watched them in different types of weather, especially high winds which would turn their leaves to a blur. And I came in close to the old leaves hanging on, and the new blossom breaking through.

The Shape of Trees is currently available as a calendar for 2024 and a handful are still available. Click on the button below to purchase one.