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

September and into October, the leaves darkening, the hill seemed to shrink in towards itself. It felt as though I were mentally travelling through the space as I worked, using each fragment of tree or building as a stepping stone to reach its neighbouring form, in turn mapping the ever-changing network of relationships between plant life and urban structures.

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Watercolour by Alexandra Blum close up of windy early autumn sky with crow, cranes, urban forest and building site

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

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum dense urban environment with early autumn trees buildings and cars

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

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum early autumn tress on Shooters Hill London with industrial and residential buildings

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

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum energetic autumnal sky spilling over dense urban horizon and early autumn trees on Shooters Hill London

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

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