JONATHAN WALKER | Through the Winter Wood
Watercolour
57 x 32.5 cms / 22½ x 12¾ inches
Signed 'Jonathan Walker' (lower left)
Through the Winter Wood by Jonathan Walker is a dynamic and characterful equestrian watercolour, capturing the drama and tradition of the winter hunt. A fox, dressed in tailcoat and top hat, leaps a fence on horseback, tipping his hat in a moment of wit and movement, while a pheasant watches from the snow-covered ground below. Walker’s loose, expressive brushwork and confident line bring energy to the scene, with cool blues and soft greys evoking frost, motion and seasonal atmosphere. Playful yet steeped in rural narrative, the painting reflects Walker’s distinctive ability to blend humour, sporting heritage and expressive watercolour technique.
Jonathan Walker grew up in the heart of the Staffordshire Moorlands. He spent much of his childhood exploring the countryside in the company of his father and it is this closeness to nature that has inspired his artistic career.
The badgers, foxes and voles that Walker witnesses in nature near his home in Dartmoor have inspired his masterful watercolours. Walker’s rare ability to give to each of the animals he depicts their unique characteristics and personas, while dressing them up in old cast off human garments never robs them of their intrinsic “animalness”.
Although rooted in the heritage of English illustration it is Jonathan’s unerring draughtsmanship and his humour that nevertheless makes his work unmistakably contemporary. His pallet is true to the siennas and ochres of the real landscape, but his characters, however, are of the mould and grime of the soil, unsentimental and honest.
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