Pulpit wood hillfort

Nice Paul.....lovely colours...

A monumental task Paul and a v good painting

A lovely mellow painting. Paul! Love the way you have painted the trees!!

I like the way your trees recede Paul. Very effective.

Thank you Sylvia , Heather and David. The trees are beech trees and as it was often so damp and misty up and around the hill they had a green tinge to them . It was so quiet and when it was misty several of the volunteers found it very eerie one of the wound not stay on his one as he felt he was watched . I’ve spent hours on my own and never once felt uncomfortable felt quit the opposite in fact . I did once feel as if I was been stared at , when I turned around there was a huge stag stood looking at me we eyed each other then he just turned and walked away .

Thank you Christine the trees in the distance are the tops of the trees on the drown slope of the very steep hill that the fort sits on .

Very good Paul, you have caught the atmosphere. I hope the site can be maintained in the future.

I like your painting and the story. Nature does tend to reclaim it's own.

I hope it can be maintained Paul, lovely painting.

A super painting, Paul - I like the effect of the distant trees and the autumnal leaves. It is also interesting to learn the story behind it too!

Thank you Brian , Lew and Denise for your very kind comments. Unfortunately it looks like it won’t be picked up for any work done on it for many years . There is not enough full time staff and no one wants to take on the responsibility and do the necessary training , it was a big commitment bug one o was willing to make . The hillfort had been there over two thousand years , my ten years will have made little impact on it , but it had a big impact on me and my team.

Many thanks Anne for your kind comment. Hopefully one day someone will come along and want to take care of it for a while .

A very interesting narrative and lovely painting Paul. I hope it continues to be kept alive by people such as yourself.

Thank you Chris I do hood that someone in the near future come along and has the same passion and commitment as myself and the team , whatever it will outlive us all anyway. I was neglected for over two thousand years and survived really good builders back then .

Really great work Paul. You’ve captured the light beautifully. The fence is particularly good.

Thanks Spencer , the rickety fence is actually maid fron the ash saplings we cut down . I thought it would be a good idea to use them go prevent people walking over the ramparts and bikers using them as jumps . Just up on the fight of the painting is the entrench way to the flat area behind the ramparts.

This is lovely Paul, what alot of detail with all the trees, it must have taken a long time, and love the colour, what an interesting story to it too

Thank you Cheryl for you kind comment, I didn’t really notice how long it took as I did it in small stages over a couple of days I would think not much more than a couple of hours .