Forests Without Frontiers believes in the power of art to capture the magic of the natural world and we’re lucky to be supported by a network of artists whose work does just that. We’re grateful to those who have donated work to us to raise funds to plant trees and restore nature – and happy that those who have purchased artwork from us can enjoy something beautiful and give back to the planet at the same time.
Here are some of the artists who have worked with FWF:
Stanley Donwood is known for his intricate tree work drawn from his dreams and his close association with British rock band Radiohead, having created all their album and poster art since 1994. He’s also collaborated with Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke on many creative projects, has made the artwork for Glastonbury festival since 2022 and has exhibited worldwide.
Stanley created an incredible piece of art for Forests Without Frontiers.
'WATCHING' (84 x 120cm) is the largest screen print Stanley has ever produced, created using a new printing technique. The print is an eight-colour screen print, with 23 carat gold leaf. The image area was first gilded, then screen printed with clear varnish to form a seal over the delicate gold leaf. Next, a five-colour blend was pulled over the gold leaf. Then four shades of grey were printed, ranging from a light grey to almost black. Finally a glue was printed for the application of the 23 carat gold leaf fireflies. And - as the edition is limited to only ten prints – these are the most rare prints yet made by the artist. The paper is 410gsm tub-sized Somerset satin.
WATCHING, Stanley Donwood
“There is an intention here to emphasise the fact that we need to take care of our environment, to look after the world that we live in and not blunder around destroying it for the sake of shiny gadgetry, illusory financial incentives, high-octane status symbols and other fripperies of our culture. Some may disagree with me; and yes, what do I know? I admit I am merely a 53-year-old human who likes trees and has read a number of books.”
Thanks to sales so far Stanley has helped plant over 10,000 trees!
Jasper Goodall is a photographer, senior lecturer at Brighton University and former illustrator. He is best known for his editorials for The Face magazine and imagery for rock band Muse. He describes his photographs as being ‘more akin to fairytale than documentary, they transport the viewer into a netherworld’
Sussex Cedars, Jasper Goodall
Jasper has donated several art works to Forests Without Frontiers including ‘Sussex Cedars’ a 67 x 100cm archival pigment print in an oak frame. ‘Cedars’ shows a dense stand of western red cedar guarding a path into darkness beyond the lamplight. A gap in the foliage creates a void, an invitation to enter an unknown, uncertain space... Over a three-year period, Goodall has visited areas of British forest and moorland to make images with an unreal quality, perhaps a result of using artificial lighting. Scenes are lit as if they are in a studio setting. This results in imagery that feels eerily unfamiliar; it's the landscape, but not as we are used to seeing it.
Jasper also donated the stunning Dark Flora Triptych (May Foxgloves; Fly Agaric; Autumn Weald). Inspired by Victorian era taxidermy dioramas, Dark Flora is a series of photographs using wild plants and flowers in a curated yet naturalistic arrangement. The plants are foraged from forest clearings, hedgerows and roadside verges. Each arrangement is gathered from within approximately a square mile and therefore represent seasonal ‘portraits’ of the local environments from which they came. The prints (40 x 50cm) are float mounted on aluminium dibond with a hardwood frame and finished with antireflective UV protective art glass.
Fiona Whitehouse is a Brighton-based artist who studied Fine Art and Italian at the University of Exeter and painting at the Accademia di Belle Arti in Florence.
Before 2020 Fiona’s landscape paintings had mainly focused on the open ground, exploring light and colour in their most expressive forms. Since the pandemic however, Fiona has increasingly turned her attention to trees and woodland and has represented nature as a deep and immersive sanctuary to which we can turn.
Fiona donated a painting Kilminorth Woods, Cornwall. Measuring 100 x 100cm, the piece is a mix of acrylic, oil pastel, charcoal and pastel. It now hangs in the bedroom of one of our supporters!
Kilminorth Woods, Cornwall. Fiona Whitehouse
Somerset Hedgerow, Clara Wilkinson
Clara Wilkinson is an artist and illustrator living by the sea in Brighton who studied at Central St Martins College of Art and The London Guildhall.
Her paintings are inspired by nature – in particular the landscape of Exmoor, southern Spain and the South Downs. Clara donated a print Somerset Hedgerow to Forests Without Frontiers. The A3 giclee print is of an original watercolour and printed on Hahnemühle German etching paper 310 gsm.
Clara is also one half of Living Wall Murals which specialises in botanical and abstract murals for commercial and domestic spaces.
We’re also grateful for the support of online philanthropic gallery and curator Art For A Better World who partnered with us to introduce artists to FWF’s work.