I totally agree with Chris, I love the light coming through the branches. It really looks over you! Very dramatic. Is there anything you think you would do differently next time?

Thank you Chris. I drew the tree first with charcoal, then added paint and inks and manipulated the paper. Before the paint and ink dried I put quite a lot of fixative on top.This made the bark smooth and the paint and ink spread out. When dry I re-worked the tree a little with charcoal. All very experimental and sometimes it works…..

I really like the tree - the smooth bark and the way you've shown it bulging. And the light coming through the branches is very interesting. I'm thinking you did the tree first and background after?