"February in Micheldever II was inspired by a walk in Micheldever Woods in Hampshire on a winter’s day, I was struck by the skeletal trees and the evergreen conifers. I utilise a process of layering ink and water, allowing the ink to create marks and textures which become integral to the work. I scrub away at the drawing and then use a fine brush to draw in branches, leaves and tiny twigs."

Claire Leach (1988) is an artist based in Hampshire, U.K. Claire graduated with a BA (Hons) degree in Fine Art: Painting and Drawing from the University of Gloucestershire in 2010. In 2014 Claire completed an MA degree at Winchester School of Art, graduating with merit.

“My art practice encompasses drawing and painting. I’m most inspired by landscape and nature with a particular focus on woodland. Walking in forests and being surrounded by trees has always been a contradictory experience for me, I crave the stillness of the woods and the quiet of nature and yet an expansive forest environment can also feel quite foreboding, as if something sinister could be lurking out of sight. In my drawings I'm seeking to represent woodland landscapes, my particular focus is on the light and dark, texture and detail. How woodlands are magical, beautiful, isolating and lonely places all at once.”