'Angelus' - charcoal drawing

I know you're not supposed to have favourites amongst your children, but what can I say? This 95x65cm charcoal drawing is probably the work I would first try to save if my studio was burning down!

Discovered on a very obscure bit of wild woodland on Dartmoor, this tree was crying out to be drawn.

The drawing was made with every charcoal trick I could think of - from charcoal dust to charcoal pencil and from putty rubber to electric eraser.

Nothing about the making of this drawing was easy, but it taught me a great deal about how to capture depth and energy.

This work is available for £1500 from my Portfolio/Shop by clicking here (but if you buy it, I'll have to demand occasional visiting rights...)

You can click the image below to enlarge it (if your screen is large enough!)