This was painted from a doodle drawn in 1990.
There are twisted, old trees in a neglected garden with a country house in the background.
The tree in the left foreground is a gnarled oak that is little more than a husk with a grimacing face etched into its bark.
There is a whimsical statue in the left middle with a blackbird sitting on its head. The gate to the big house lays open beckoning you in.
The picture has a mixture of whimsy and menace which highlights its ambiguity.
