A canopy of oak makes this just the type of woodland for bluebells. That’s why I added them in. Yep – they’re fake! Well, before I put them in I figured the picture was looking a bit overwhelmingly green and needing something. So I got out the blue pencils (yes, it’s never that simple – I needed to mix different blues here) and – hey presto – a carpet of bluebells!

Details: Coloured pencil; 2010; 30 cm x 21 cm. Unframed: original £150; print £30.

Included in the gallery Trees 2