Rates Lane
This painting was inspired by Rates Lane a narrow passageway between roads in Kings Cliffe.
This painting was inspired by Rates Lane a narrow passageway between roads in Kings Cliffe.
This painting was inspired by the trees near the Bowthorpe Oak.
This painting was inspired by a stunning tree on the Apethorpe Road.
Inspired by the Willowbrook running thru Kings Cliffe.
This modern wooden bridge crosses the Willowbrook, joining Maltings Green to the Hills & Holes.
I drew inspiration for this from the Fauvism style of painting, pioneered by French artist Andre Derain.
This was inspired by a visit to the Jardin Agdal in Marrakech, Morocco
The Hills and Holes at Kings Cliffe are a hummocky landscape alongside the Willow Brook. They may have been the result of medieval Fishponds being created or excavations from stone pits.
Description
Picture courtesy of Friends of Fineshade
The Fineshade Ash is a magnificent tree in the small carpark at Top Lodge, Fineshade Woods in North Northamptonshire. This tree has an amazing girth of 7.4m and is hollow inside. It is estimated to be about 500 years old, so may have been a seedling during the reign of Henry VIII.
Fineshade Ash, Graphite on paper
40cm x 40cm
Fineshade Ash, oil on canvas, 94cm x 73cm
The Bowthorpe Oak in Manthorpe near Bourne, Lincolnshire is probably England's oldest oak tree with an estimated age of over 1,000 years and a circumference of 12.30 metres. The hollow interior had been fitted with seats and has apparently been used as a dining room for 20 people in the past ! I have created a collection of oil on canvas and graphite on paper based on this wonderous tree.
Graphite on paper. 40cm x 40cm
Graphite on paper. 40cm x 40cm
Graphite on paper. 40cm x 40cm
Graphite on paper. 40cm x 40cm