Preseli Morning
Oil on canvas, 16" x 12", ( 40 x 30 cm.)
I drive past this view so often that I tend to take it for granted. The Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire are not as rugged and dramatic as those in North Wales but they have a grace and serenity all of their own. In the mornings you will often see the mist lifting from the fields and trees before the Sun finally breaks through. Driving north from Narberth towards Crymych and Cardigan you pass through Efailwen and Glandy Cross after which you begin to get these beautiful views of the Preseli's, often with sheep, sometimes with cattle, and occasionally with a pony.
I've gone for a slightly looser impressionist style on this one often working quickly,"wet in wet", as I wanted to give the impression of a landscape only partly formed under the lifting mist.
Preseli Morning
Oil on canvas, 16" x 12", ( 40 x 30 cm.)
I drive past this view so often that I tend to take it for granted. The Preseli Mountains in Pembrokeshire are not as rugged and dramatic as those in North Wales but they have a grace and serenity all of their own. In the mornings you will often see the mist lifting from the fields and trees before the Sun finally breaks through. Driving north from Narberth towards Crymych and Cardigan you pass through Efailwen and Glandy Cross after which you begin to get these beautiful views of the Preseli's, often with sheep, sometimes with cattle, and occasionally with a pony.
I've gone for a slightly looser impressionist style on this one often working quickly,"wet in wet", as I wanted to give the impression of a landscape only partly formed under the lifting mist.