On Salmonsbury Meadows

 

On Salmonsbury Meadows

watercolour on paper

7.25 x 11.25 inches

(12 x 16 inches mounted)

 

There is evidence of human habitation in this area as far back as the Iron Age before the Roman invasion of Britain. The meadows then were tended by farmers much as they are today.

Now a nature reserve and a Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI), it is awesome to be able to stand and paint in a location which would still be recognised by those ancient tribesmen nearly two thousand years on.

Cold but happy

 

A quiet February morning

watercolour on paper

5.75 x 7.75 inches

(10 x 12 inches mounted)

 

Almost alone save for a distant dog-walker, an unseen tractor behind me and a young inquisitive fox on the edge of the field. A soft wind, enough to rattle the drawing board on my easel, and a slight drizzle were not enough to dampen either paper or my enthusiasm for painting watercolour - despite being achingly cold.

First Fall of snow

 

First fall of snow

watercolour on paper

5.75 x 7.75 inches

(10 x12 inches mounted)

 

The first fall of snow this morning although it didn't settle on the fields as much as it did the roads around here. Managed to paint this from across the pond when I turned up a bit earlier than usual at the village hall. By lunchtime most of the snow had gone.