This collection comes from walks along woodland paths in Berkshire, not long after the rain had stopped. The mud was printed with the feet of walkers, dogs and horses, the tyre ruts had filled with water, and every puddle had a piece of sky lying in it. Birds came down to bathe at the edges. A whole small world lives in and around those puddles, and it only lasts until the ground dries.

It began with After The Rain, a 24 x 24 inch painting on stretched canvas, with hoof prints pressed into the mud using real horseshoes. The smaller paintings carry the story on, each one going back to a single moment from those walks: trees reflected upside down, clumps of moss cut off by the water, the low evening sun lighting up the mud.

The mud is built up thickly from sand, texture paste and acrylic paint. The puddles are left smooth and glossy, scattered with diamond dust (crushed glass) so they catch the light the way wet ground does, and a fine line of imitation gold leaf traces the edge where the mud meets the water.

The small paintings are on canvas board, float mounted in plain white frames and ready to hang, in two sizes: 6 x 6 inches in a 10 x 10 inch frame, and 9.5 x 12 inches in a 16 x 20 inch frame. Each one is an original, and there is only one of each. Hang one where the daylight moves across it, and the puddles will change with it.