Moorscape 1
An amalgam of different elements from the high moors. Done as an antidote to trying to capture the feel of a specific place. I suppose we all try too hard to paint a named place literally, so that someone who knows it will say "That's it to a T", not "That tree's in the wrong place". So, I painted a couple of purely imaginary moorscapes and, guess what? Someone said "I recognise that view, where is it?"
About the Artist
David Whitehead
I have always loved the British landscape – walking in it, photographing it and now, since early retirement, painting it in watercolour. I prefer to paint in the field and have experienced all the difficulties the British weather can present to a painter, from the sun drying the paint on the…
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