first '#run' for a few weeks and it was truly awful - 3.7 miles off road (9.54/mile pace), hated it but it happened - highlight was brent geese in a field near Flatford Mill I love countryside on the Essex/Suffolk border build up has begun!

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Scenes reminiscent of an painting along the Stour near Flatford Mill - two from 'Where Shallows Talk' included here which is available to buy from Museum @ https://t.co/Etbic6elPj

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¡Feliz Año Nuevo para tod!
Para el 2021 os deseamos un temprano regreso a la vieja y maravillosa normalidad que tan poco valorábamos antes. Y lo hacemos con este sereno detalle de "El camino de East Bergholt a Flatford" de Constable

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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In 1888 Isabel Constable gave to the nation paintings, sketches & drawings by her famous father John includ 'Cenotaph' 'Flatford Mill' 'Salisbury Cathedral' & his palette

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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Day 2 on my work in progress. The River Stour near Flatford Mill, happy memories. I'm not sure where I'm going with this yet. I may add oils over the top or just keep working into the acrylics.
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When building a new ship, shipwrights would tie a lucky red ribbon around the first nail they used, to prevent accidents befalling the craft

Boat-Building near Flatford Mill - John Constable

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He was born in Suffolk to a family who owned Flatford Mill. After school he took over the family business before enrolling in the RA schools. He was influenced by Ruisdael & Gainsborough. Church in Trees (c1800), Trentham Park (c1801) & Landscape, 1808

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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Flatford Mill from a Lock on the Stour, 1811

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