Tree's for Life Charity Exhibition

I love the grapevine, especially when it brings news of fun, exciting and worthwhile projects to become involved in!

A few months back I heard, via other artists, about an exhibition that was being organised to celebrate the UN's 'Year of the Forest', in aid of the fantastic charity Trees for Life (an organisation I'd been interested in for a long time), who's aim to to help restore the Caledonian Forest.

The exhibition will be taking place at Out of The Blue in Edinburgh between the 1st - 13th of November 2011.

All artworks are postcard sized (around 6 x 9") and for sale at a uniform price of £45 - so affordable art for all!

You can flick through the work that has been submitted so far on the exhbition blog - http://treesforlifeexhibition.blogspot.com/ . It's been rather fun watching new pieces pop up on there every few days, and then other pieces getting a big red 'sold' put next to them. The work is very diverse and interesting.

If you have seen something you fancy on the blog, then this link will give you all the info' you need to make a purchase.

If you're an artist (painter, photographer, illustrator, fibre artist, embriodery expert, mosaic maker...) then I'm pretty sure sumissions are still being accepted - and every piece really does make all the difference! You can find out more here...


This is my submission, 'Cairngorm Scots Pines' which was drawn in Derwent Inktense pencils and ink on watercolour paper. My blurb for the exhibition blog tells the story behind the piece...

This artwork was an impromptu piece, created amongst the hustle and bustle of a childrens adventure play park, the clamouring for ice cream, shouts of excitement, queues for rides, pushing of buggies, crying of babies, whoosh of the roller coaster - and yet these bold scots pines serenely towered over all. Man can create all the exciting diversions it likes, but somehow nature out-impresses every time.

Cairngorm Scots Pines

6 x 9"
mixed media on paper

Hopefully it should appear on the wesbite sometime soon, so keep an eye out!