Watercolour by Alexandra Blum with trees in full summer leaf and sunlight expanding over buildings with birds gliding through the space

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

As summer progressed, I slowly watched the undulating flight of birds over the tree canopy and roof tops, the building site on the left seemed to shrink in comparison to the tree canopy.

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Watercolour by Alexandra Blum close up of dense buildings on horizon of Shooters hill with trees in full summer leaf and blue summer sky

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

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum close up of trees in summer leaf with birds undulating flight amidst industrial buildings and construction site near Shooters Hill London

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

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