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This is Sycamore Gap - our famous tree in the Northumberland National Park. It's the perfect subject for my style of work and people always ask me for it! The *original* painting for this is still available to purchase on my website - https://t.co/7leOEnt518 #sycamoregap #neart
"New! Moonlight, #DunstanburghCastle Original still available! Have you visited this famous landmark on the #Northumberland coast? A crescent moon hangs over the ruins of the castle and moonlight dances on the water as the final colours of sunset slip away
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I learnt a thing from one of my followers: a clump of trees on a hill like this can be called a tump! Paul Nash made many studies of #wittenhamclumps which is a similar landform. There's also the #cominghometrees in #Cornwall. Are there any near you?
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Touch a Chord: one of a series of fiery skies I made recently. As in music where a chord gives a richer sound than a single note, so it is with colours where a range of reds and oranges are more powerful than a single colour. Original sold, card available
https://t.co/eNODVGcxdV
How would you describe this landform? Tump, clump, copse? Any more? I called this one "Hill Top Stand". Can anyone remember the myth of a circle of trees that were cut down and brought bad luck? I've made many imaginative images like this. Greetings cards:
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This fiery sky began as an exploration in colour. I wanted to achieve a #sunset sky that wasn't delicate pinks but brooding, powerful reds. People often ask me how I get the colours to glow - the blues and greys activate the reds and oranges. Original sold https://t.co/6g2BVZR8nC
Do you enjoy watching the quiet patience of a heron fishing in a pond or lake? There's something about the dusky grey feathers and the bend in their necks which is mesmerising. This image is available as a greetings card. Part of my #BritishBirds series.
https://t.co/zUdp9XUCpC
Final Colours: I've created many sunset skies using monotype printing but this one really seems to have the glow and intensity of a real sunset. The small trees give a hint of long summer days. You can watch a making-of video over on my blog: #sunset https://t.co/C28MdmdYJI
A group of trees on a hill is a common sight in #Northumberland. Many people have contacted me with their photos of hill top trees which is really touching. Such a simple subject but one that resonates with us. Why is that? Original now in Australia! https://t.co/SvIyHQkyQ2
With this landscape, I returned to my earlier theme of seeing the landscape as a patchwork of fields. The strongly coloured foreground has a sense of the recession of plough lines but is really a great excuse for having fun with colour and pattern! https://t.co/hpZwoJop5b