Durlston country park, Dorset (2026) Original Watercolour by Samantha Adams

Durlston county park, Dorset
So lovely to see blue in the sky,
The evergreen woodland gardens,
The dried grasses in the meadow,
A special place high up on the cliff tops,
Naturally beautiful.

Words and experience
I love the walk to the top of Durlston and then back along the meadow area. I have visited this place often throughout the years and it’s not far from Swanage a wonderful seaside town. The meadow area in late Winter to early spring was full of glinting colours. A contrast to the earthy greens of the evergreen trees in the woodland, so close to the cliffs above Durlston bay, the other side.
I created loose washes, leaving slits of light in the sky. I used a scrubbing technique for the trees using a chisel brush and filbert. Many different shades for the meadow and scraping out the paint while the paper is damp to enhance the grasses - trees.
Signed on the front and back of painting.
Certificate of authenticity.

Materials used:

Filbert brush, chisel brush, Chinese brushes, Windsor and newton watercolours, cold pressed high white Fabriano watercolour paper 300gsm 140lb,

Details:

• Watercolour on Paper
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 32.2 x 25.2 x 1cm (unframed)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky