he next began to add a background or context for his figures. starting on his right-hand side looking at the paper, he drew a horizon of trees and hills in silhouette. He clearly understood the notion of vanishing point which is displayed in his drawing of lines diminishing from the foreground into the distance which is plainly a road or path. Peter also understands the relational sizes between objects in pictorial terms,in that some objects appear bigger because they are nearer to the viewer. He is also very sensitive to changes in texture and how these can create space in that thing that are nearer seem more textured and therefore more solid. I was also struck by the strong sense of composition he displayed, knowing for example, when to add a cloud to balance the picture. In many ways this drawing he had made seemed like that of a trained landscape painter whit a knowledge of the tricks needed to create a large sense of space felt when viewing a landscape. At first I wondered whether he had been deliberately taught any of these. There were several particular features in these drawings which are worth noting.