winter landscape

snow drifts fold over frozen fields

I walk alone

We are now officially in the heart of (dead of?) winter. Light snow on a regular basis, further blanketing a base that’s already insulating our fields, forests, and sidewalks. Temperatures are always below freezing, and there is a daily need for big coats and sturdy boots. Mud-rooms in houses are now slush-rooms, and there are standing pools of salty, gritty water in the commuter trains and at the entrances to buildings.

Winter can be lonely and isolating. People are more insular. While there is still time for activities with friends and family, and winter sports outdoors, moving from one place to another is done more with heads down and purpose. There is less wandering about.

But winter is also stunningly beautiful: snow filled fields, landscapes with shades of whites and greys and browns and full of shadows and sparkling snow. The watercolours presented here are my attempt to capture some of the mood of January: the isolation and the beauty and the contrasts and the uniqueness of the winter sky and frozen world around us.

© Christopher M Buddle 2025