2025 was a year of exploration and working more intuitively. In these works I explored using the additional medium of oil pastel. I wanted to incorporate living, natural elements such as leaves and seed heads by imprinting them onto the paper. This creates a deeper connection to the natural world, something I am keen to explore further this year. I have begun a collection of paintings about the world beneath our feet. Those woodlands we walk through, the country parks and grass verges in our local areas. By collecting the windfall flowers, leaves and seed and using them to template my backgrounds I wanted to create the feeling of ‘immersion’ of feeling part of the world beneath our feet.