Roundway Hills, Devizes

View of ROUNDWAY HILL

View of Roundway Hill above Devizes, Where the Battle of Roundway took place in the Civil War.
A very recognisable landmark from all directions. The wide open aspect of this hill and colour somehow remind me of Africa particularly when nearer to it. The clouds were changing light patterns  by the minute so it was a challenge to paint and set the light/shadow areas.

HOUSE BETWEEN THE POPLARS

The house between the  'Poplar Trees'    The house between the 'Poplar Trees'. This small house is dwarfed by these trees, painted from the field space between them. There are trees behind me as well so it is well protected from the wind, although nothing but grass is growing there now. Maybe they had crops at one time but not in the last 10 years.

And some Bach ....

a'Beckett's Vinyard

'unfinished' sketches - a'Becketts Vinyard 
Not many villages  in the UK can boast of a local vinyard. This one it about 10 years old, and produces some fine wines.

Roundway from Urchfont hill 2

Roundway from Urchfont hill 2, originally uploaded by Andrew Taylor1.

 View from the very edge of Salisbury Plain over towards Devizes which lies at the base of the far hill. Two deer walked quiet close to me (within 50 yds) before seeing me, freezing still for a moment and staring as if in disbelief, then bounding off in a flash.

Nr Wrexham, North Wales

 

Morning painting. Looking West from Gresford, Wrexham, North Wales.

I was up there  to hear Nigel Kennedy playing at the Llandudno Festival.

View from the Malvern Hills

View from the Malvern Hills, early spring morning.

Roundway Hills, Devizes

View of Roundway Hill. Painted in about 15mins as rain was approaching. Got soaked just beforre reaching the car.

View of River Severn, Near Lantwit Major

APRIL EVENING SKY OVER GT CHEVERALL,
A warm evening at last

WESTBURY from WHITE HORSE HILL