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Windswept? Watercolour on Paper 25cm x 35cm (9.75" x 13.75") |
Elaine and I spent the August Bank holiday at Eagle Tor in the peak district.
We had a pleasant weekend walking and visiting the local pubs. On Saturday, we had lunch at The Flying Childers Inn - an excellent little pub in Stanton in Peak.
One of our walks took us past Robin Hood’s Stride and the Arbor Low stone circle. I was looking for a view of the circle to paint and this windblown tree caught my eye.
Arbor Low isn’t that far from civilisation, but when the wind howls and the rain comes down, it feels isolated and remote.
This picture was an experiment in painting atmosphere and trying some new techniques. It was also a bit of an antidote to my previous two paintings, which were based on detailed drawings and contained some fiddly details. It doesn't look as windswept and weather blasted as I intended, but it is an interesting first try.
Much more my sort of thing, but I am familiar with the area and thus it is more evocative to me. My initial reaction was though, aside from an apt title and picture - No sheep ???
ReplyDeleteHi Chris, Thanks. Glad you liked it
ReplyDeleteWe didn't see many sheep. It was mainly cow country.
All the best,
Mark