I wanted to see if I could create a harmonious artwork inspired by several different artists.

This is a plain old poplar tree that is growing on our farm. I took a photo of it as I was fascinated by the fluffy sees that lay below it. The circles that depict the fluffy seeds are influenced by the work of Yayoi Kusama - a Japanese artist who likes to work with repetitive patterns especially circles. The leaves I took from David Hockney's statement "it's all about the mark making" and the background trees are inspired by Dick Frizzell's effective simple shapes.

I really like colour and pattern in art and the trunk of the tree has been inspired by both Gustav Klimt and Friedensreich Hundertwasser.