Fallen London Plane Tree Leaf. Oil on Board 4.5ins x 6ins.

I found this leaf outside the Abbey National on Queen Street Cardiff. I thought it was an interesting shape, and also facinating because it hasn't changed colour yet. Actually I have often thought it odd that the leaves on the trees on Queens Street Cardiff don't actually change colour and fall off like one would expect of deciduous trees, but kind of stay green and gradually fall off over the entire course of the winter. I've often put that down to the fact that the Urban environment is usually a few degrees warmer, and I dare say the fact these trees often get bedecked with Christmas lights from like mid November to around February does help keep them cozy on those cold winter nights. Good will to all trees :)

However having done some research to find out what type of leaf this was I discovered it's the leaf of a London Plane tree and according to Wikipedia the London plane tree does have quite tough leaves and fallen leaves can take a year to break down. It also says this type of tree is "very tolerant of atmospheric pollution and root compaction, and for this reason it is a popular urban roadside tree" So that must be why the leaves last so well it's a special indestructible tree specially suited for the Urban environment. Actually these type of trees are found in many cities the World over so are very popular.

Autumn at Gorsedd Gardens Oil on Board 4.5ins x 6ins

This is another little painting of Gorsedd Gardens (The small park by the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff).

River Stones (2) 6ins x 4.5ins Oil on board

This is another painting of river stones on the banks of the River Taff in Bute Park Cardiff. Actually I did this painting a day before the one I uploaded yesterday so technically it should be River Stones (1) but numbering paintings like that can get confusing, so maybe I should give them all the same title and think of them as a series.

River Stones 6ins x 4.5ins Oil on board

This is a painting of some river stones I found on the bank of the River Taff, a natural rock garden. I like painting these kind of subjects, although the stones have fallen together by a seeming randomness you do get quite an interesting natural order.

Trees in Autumn. 6ins x 4.5ins Oil on board

This is a painting of some tree trunks near the the entrance to Bute park at just after 4 pm on an October afternoon. This was about the last of the sun I got that day.

Actually I was going to go to the park today, because the sun was out earlier in the afternoon then it clouded over and is quite dull now. Well I wanted to take some photographs of all the autumn leaves, but they don't look so vivid when the sun goes in. Well I guess the sun is going to be a bit elusive here for the next 6 months.