…ancient tracks and medieval routes weave across the folded fields, guiding the way to high points – and those breathtaking (Chiltern) views beyond with the chalk lion keeping silent watch over the landscape. A textured, tactile and vibrant painting to draw your heart into the countryside and make you yearn for a summer walk, to the escarpment … and beyond.
SIZE: 90 x 60 x 4 cm (Size approx. to nearest cm)
MEDIA: Mixed Media on Deep-edged Canvas. Canvas edges are painted as part of the image. Unframed, the image continues seamlessly around the deep edges of the canvas giving the sense that the landscape flows beyond the frame. (But just ask, we can discuss framing for box canvas)
PRICE: £390
In the foreground textured grasses and hedgerow catch the shifting light – some rich with vibrant greens and others softening into later summer tones. Layers of colour and textured mark-making create movement across the slopes leading to the high point beyond.
The Downs have a fascinating history within the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a ‘breathtaking landscape, sculpted over time, decorated by nature and enjoyed by generations’. The view can simply take your breath away as will the bite of the wind on a chilly day – caught between the seasons. This Site of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) is designated for the quality of the chalk grasslands, inherently depicted, frosty snow on chalk slopes. The Whipsnade White Lion (often called the Chalk Lion) was carved into the Dunstable Downs hillside in 1933 to celebrate the opening of the Zoo at 147metres long its and enduring landmark which can be seen for miles around.
