by gary cook VPRI
Pencil and watercolour
h: 61 w: 76 d: 1 (cms).
I started re-reading Under The Greenwood Tree by Thomas Hardy and was struck by how most of his beautiful, casual references to nature would now count as a chance observation of something rare. Hardy wrote the novel in 1872 and over those 140 years, or more specifically the last 30 years, the wildlife he thought of as commonplace is now dying or near to extinction. For instance, nightingales, which he mentions frequently, have declined by 92% since 1970, due to our drenching the countryside with chemicals, cutting down trees and climate change. This artwork features pages from my sketchbooks, pinpoints where I was reading the book's chapters and marks where Hardy gave us a glimpse of a more nature-friendly world.
£1850 (As exhibited.)
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