Andy Goldsworthy grew up outside of Leeds, England where he worked on local farms and gained an understanding of the land. In 1974, Goldsworthy attended the Bradford College of Art and then a year later he moved to the Preston Polytechnic School in Lancashire.
He was always attracted to the workings of nature. In 1986 Goldsworthy moved to Dumfriesshire, Scotland, where he still lives today. The fresh and almost untouched countryside which surrounds him serves as his favorite studio.

Goldsworthy works one on one with nature, using nature as both the canvas and the medium. His work is as impermanent as nature's moods; wind, sun, or rain can scatter, melt, or dissolve Goldsworthy's natural masterpeices.

He offers us a long-forgotten view of nature with her proper beauty, abilities, oddities. He pulls together simple natural materials to create a fantastical image which reinstills our awe of nature.
Red Pool and Black Stone were made near his home in Dumfriesshire. Red Pool was made by adding a red pigment to the water. The pigment comes from the red sandstone in the Scaur River. Black Stone was made by smearing black peat onto the surface of the stone with a bit of water. Black peat is also native to Scotland. The photographs serve as a record of both the stone and the pool as they will wash away with the next rain.
Goldsworthy photographs and documents the entire process of each of his nature sculptures. These two photographs are part of a triptych; the third element in this triptych is a smaller piece of paper on which Goldsworthy smeared a sample of both the red sandstone pigment and the black peat.