Oil on Panel
25 x 30 cms / 9¾ x 11¾ inches
Signed 'GP' (lower right)
 
“Oh if they could talk,” remarks Potter. In Old Gnarly, our gaze is turned skyward into the embrace of an ancient oak, its twisting, muscular branches sprawling across the canvas. The tree, located in the fields just behind Potter's Wiltshire home, has long been in her mind, a familiar presence she has been meaning to paint for some time. Its limbs coil and unfurl in restless movement, while the rough textures of bark are softened by the dappled haze of light filtering gently through the canopy.