Shugborough Park Sketch - for sale

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This was from a visit last week to this beautiful National Trust estate; I love the colours in the brickwork of the old farm buildings set against those of the pond-edge vegetation and surrounding trees; I sketched this from the shade of tree in the shimmering heat of the day; enjoy! God bless, Andy

Posted by Andrew Smith on Mon 17 Aug 08:01:39

Lovely colours, really expresses a hot summers day.

Posted by Katy Dean on Mon 17 Aug 08:19:58

Thank you Katy, that's great, peace & love; God bless,Andy🙂x

Posted by Andrew Smith on Mon 17 Aug 08:45:42

A beautiful, peaceful scene, Andy. With vibrant but pastel shades. Talent indeed.

Posted by Jacqueline Bartram on Mon 17 Aug 09:42:32

Thank you Jacqueline for that feedback!, peace & love; God bless,Andy🙂x

Posted by Andrew Smith on Mon 17 Aug 09:45:44

You have captured the colours of the brickwork so well with what looks like coloured pencils. Quite a challenge, to use such a painstaking medium. Love the warmth and light in this Andy. God bless you too🌞

Posted by Carole Kelly on Mon 17 Aug 22:13:39

Thank you dear Carole; yes, you're right; its coloured pencils; its' amazing the variations you can get with just eight colours, and that shimmering effect with the hatching; peace & love; God bless, Andy🙂x

Posted by Andrew Smith on Tue 18 Aug 01:20:52

Very calming colours and tones used here Andrew, lovely

Posted by Linda Ann Wilson-Barker on Tue 18 Aug 12:15:19

Thank you Linda, that's lovely feedback, peace & love; God bless,Andy🙂xx

Posted by Andrew Smith on Tue 18 Aug 12:19:34

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17/08/2020

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A shimmering summer sketch of the trout pond and farm buildings from the Shugborough Hall estate; pastels on paper, 4 x 6 inches, £90

About the Artist

Andrew Smith

I’ve always loved water, its movement, its colour, its power. I had the privilege of working as a hydrologist for nine years before ordination, necessarily but enjoyably observing the movement of water in full flow or even in floods. That was thirty years ago but my love for moving water has not…

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