Towpath on the old Thames & Severn
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A canal once crossed Gloucestershire linking the Severn and Thames, but was abandoned a long time ago. Restoration of the waterway is taking place around Stroud where I live, but large sections lie derelict still. The canal passes through beautiful, deep valleys which once were lined with cloth mills of Cotswold stone. I love walking various lengths of the old towpath. It is richly atmospheric and never fails to inspire a new painting, like this one of an old lock, bridge and former mill near Chalford. Acrylic, on canvas board, 16" x 20".
About the Artist
Barry Hill
Began painting in my early twenties, but family and teaching career intervened until I took early retirement in 1997. Went watercolour painting in various nearby locations until 2008 when I joined professional artist Julia Christie in her Stroud Garden Studio group until she left for Skye. Her help…
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