Landscapes

North York Moors

The moors has the ability to transcend and evoke an unexpected, deep emotional response. The colour, depth and scale of the North York Moors’ natural amphitheatre resonates with a profound quiet drama. Here I was inspired by the play of light on a day of mixed weather. I felt humbled by the vast space called The Hole of Horcum – it never ceases to give me an insight into the interplay of light and shadow, altering my perspective on colour and edges in surprising ways. The moors never ceases to inspire me to greater depth and mastery in my own work.

‘Hole of Horcum, October’
Oil on linen 56 x 66cm
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‘Hole of Horcum, approaching storm’
Oil on linen 56 x 71cm
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‘Bilsdale in May’
Oil on panel 20 x 25cm
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scotland

An Teallach, Dundonnell, Highlands of Scotland is a place of humbling beauty and atmosphere. My husband and I try and visit the highlands every year and this painting was inspired by a route my husband traversed one summers day taking in the munros of Bidein a’ Ghlas Thuill (An Teallach), Sgùrr Fiona (An Teallach). I don’t have the head for heights he has (!), so this was painted from a photo he took, while I was below (near the path on the bottom outer edge of the painting) painting with my plein air kit, making notes on the colours and atmosphere of the day. The light in the highlands is different from the rest of the uk, somehow bluer, more expansive. The feeling of freedom from the endless horizons filled with possible adventures and the unknown can make you feel giddy, like staring over an abyss as depicted in the painting.