Original artwork description:

The Fenland landscape is a recurring theme in my work, so much so that it has become a series in its own right. This is not surprising, as I spend so much of my time sketching and walking out in the fens. I like capture the wide openness but also the intimate scenes that people often overlook.

Much of my recent work is about conveying a personal feeling and understanding of the landscape but also to capture fleeting moments as the sky and colours change. Also, I am fascinated by the fenland skies that change so dramatically, one minute the scene can be misty silver - the next silhouetted against a golden sky.

My working method is normally about spending a long time absorbing and observing then working furiously to capture what I have seen and felt.

This painting recently featured on BBC Cambridgeshire Radio.

This is painted on 60mm deep canvas and is painted on all sides.

Materials used:

Oil painting on deep canvas

Tags:

#oil painting #landscape painting #river #cloudscape #yellow and blue #sunrise colours #skies #deep canvas #sun-up #fens england #fenland #river sunrise