Jo Dunn

painter | animator

Horse Chestnut Tree, Potternewton Park

Posted on June 4, 2016 by Jo Dunn

This tree in my local park is wider than it’s tall. Two weeks ago, the candles were at their best. I’ve painted horse chestnuts in blossom for a few years – it’s not easy and this is my favourite attempt so far. I’ll have another go next year…

Horse Chestnut Tree, Potternewton Park, LS7

Living by the woods

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jo Dunn

The back of my house faces the woods – it’s like a green wall in summer. I’ve been separating out the trees to give myself a subject. Somehow doing this also makes me feel less oppressed by the wall – a gathering of 10,000 trees that are twice as old as me and twice as high as my house.

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