Original artwork description:

On the edge of the Hovingham estate in North Yorkshire near Cawton and the road to Stonegrave sits an old Ash tree which provides a great compositional foreground feature against the sweeping hills in the background (and with a little artistic licence!). I started this on location in early autumn when the leaves had already fallen from the tree and had to complete in the studio as the weather suddenly changed and heavy rain showers meant a hasty pack up luckily on this occasion to my nearby car!
The painting features bold impasto brush strokes and the palette catches the colours of the landscape in October.

Materials used:

oil paints on canvas board

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