Watercolour by Alexandra Blum colour transition into autumn then winter on foliage on Shooters Hill London with birds circling in cloudy sky

Alexandra Blum, ‘Autumn transition’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2025.

Autumn proceeded more slowly than I expected, and this image charts the gradual transition in colour through November and into December, when the intricate structure of bare branches became visible once more (top right). I was very interested to see how the change from depicting chlorophyll laden greens, to the reds and ochres of autumn and the muted greys of winter, also reveals the path my eye took whilst visually travelling through the landscape, gradually recording the colour changes at each stage of the journey. In this way time becomes embedded in the image.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum close up of foliage beginning to turn to autumnal colour amongst dense urban landscape

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Autumn transition’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2025.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum bird gliding over autumnal trees traffic on streets and dense urban hillside near Shooters Hill London

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Autumn transition’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2025.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum cloudy sky with sunlight breaking through pigeon darting through sky over autumnal foliage and bare branches of winter

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Autumn transition’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2025.

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