Under The Cherry Blossom

This print captures the nascent blossom of early spring in Swansea's Singleton Park. Dominant cherry trees, their branches laden with pinks, extend across a bright, textured sky, creating a vibrant canopy. The scene employs flattened planes of colour—soft greens for the parkland, receding mauves for distant trees—a technique that nods to the clarity of Japanese woodblock traditions, particularly the Shin-hanga movement's focus on evocative landscapes.

A solitary figure, seated on a blanket, anchors the composition, inviting contemplation amidst the seasonal display. The work balances the graphic strength of the interlocking branches with the delicate transience of the blossoms themselves, offering a quiet moment where the ephemeral beauty of spring is rendered with a serene, ordered grace.