Watercolour by Alexandra Blum of winter rain over the trees on Shooters Hill London

Alexandra Blum, ‘Winter 2026’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2026.

Rain. Day after day, week after week over the area near Shooters Hill, Charlton, for the first few weeks of 2026. But, within the gloom, a delicacy of form seemed to emerge out of the way the rain laden, silvery light simultaneously blurred boundaries and created a type of precision through subtle changes in tone.

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Watercolour by Alexandra Bum close up of rain laden sky with helicopter over Shooters Hill London

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Winter 2026’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2026.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum winter trees created through negative space to describe their delicate silvery appearance in rain

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Winter 2026’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2026.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum rain pouring onto buildings and urban forest near Shooters Hill London

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Winter 2026’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2026.

Watercolour by Alexandra Blum with rainy winter sky over urban forest leading up to Shooters Hill London

Alexandra Blum, Detail from: ‘Winter 2026’, watercolour on paper, 23 x 30.5 cm, 2026.

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