Emma Coleman-Jones

I am an artist and a biologist specialising in drawing trees. My field sketches are light, instinctive responses to the natural world, completed in situ in charcoal, chalk and pencil. Rarely leaving home without a sketchbook, I work outside throughout the year, exploring the form, character and grouping of trees and capturing the changing light, weather and mood through the seasons.

I work primarily in Oxford, inspired by the magnificent trees of the city’s parks, meadows, woods and college gardens. In recent years I have drawn and exhibited series from The University Parks and Port Meadow as well as working on many commissions. Understanding the ecological, historical and cultural significance of the trees I draw is integral to my practice and informs my teaching and writing.

I have exhibited my work widely with solo shows at galleries and colleges in Oxford and group shows in London and Sussex. In 2025 I was the recipient of the Mary Moser Award.