Martin Taylor

Round the Bluebell Wood opens onto a woodland clearing in the Northamptonshire countryside, where a single tree anchors the composition, its trunk rising through a lattice of branches that spread across the upper surface. At its base, a narrow path splits and disappears into a dense sweep of bluebells, in bloom and stretching across the woodland floor beneath a network of slender trees. The ground is uneven, marked by exposed earth, grasses and low growth, while light breaks intermittently through the canopy, catching bark and foliage in shifting patches. Taylor painted Round the Bluebell Wood en plein air during the bluebell season, working from the back of his vehicle positioned at the woodland’s edge. The immediacy of this setup allows for close, sustained observation of a landscape he returns to regularly, building a detailed record of place shaped by seasonal change within the Northamptonshire countryside.