The Hills Around

This is a view of green Blackdown Hills with the Wellington memorial on the top right of the image. There are green trees and fields in the mid ground. There is also a loosely painted collection of buildings and Rockwell Green water tower. On the right of the image there are three tall poplar trees which are painted in ochre and in front of them a white building with a brown roof. In the foreground there are dark shadows from the trees.
Looking across to the Blackdown Hills and Wellington Monument from Langford Budville

Living on the Somerset-Devon border I am surrounded by hills in all directions. The rugged moorland scenery of Exmoor lies to the west, while to the east lies the wooded hills and valleys of the Blackdown Hills. What interests me most is the boundary between the wild moorland, often at my feet, and the hedgeows and farmland beyond. I am currently working on a series of oil paintings inspired by the uplands which surround me. As I explore and paint them during the winter I am rewarded with dramatic skyscapes with fleeting light illuminating the landscape. All the paintings on this page are available direct from my studio or from https://www.talentartgallery.co.uk/

There is some blue sky as well as clouds covering about one third of the image. In the distance there are the Blackdown Hills and the Wellington Memorial. In the mid ground there are large yellow ochre fields and towards the foreground therre is a line of trees showing their branches.
Dead of winter looking to the Blackdown Hills
There is a grey sky covering about a third of the image. In the mid ground there are loosely painted fields and moorland in pale green and ochre. In the foreground there are vigorous large marks showing the heathers and bracken of Exmoor.
Looking out over Exmoor
There is a hint of blue on the horizon in this image and the sky covers about one third of the picture. In the distance there are blue green hills and in front of them some loosely painted green and ochre fields. In the foreground there is a mixture of green and pink with some ochre to show the bracken of Exmoor.
When Exmoor Glows