Web of Life series. watercolour on paper. Nature and Pattern. I don't see pattern as a solely superficial or decorative characteristic, although it is that as well, but as a fundamental manifestation and building block in nature at both the micro and macro world. To look closely at a chrysanthemum flower one can appreciate the intense colour, the symmetry, repetition, reversals, rythyms, and movement within the structure. These characteristics can be seen at both the micro cellular level as well as observing at a macro level. Whether in the beauty of a flower head or the elegance of an undulating river estuary viewed from space.