Since August I have been struggling to develop an image that gives me the soft shapes of the lichen juxtaposed to the spindle straight tree trunks. After many variations on the computer I felt I had to move into the practice before I could fully interpret what was in my head. I wanted the lichen to be in layers of colour and intensity against the strong shape of the trees themselves, but I didn’t want the trees to be overpowering. I wanted the final image to show the symbiotic relationship of lichen and trees to reflect the the fragile balance of nature and man.
