Crooks Barn, Horton in Ribblesdale

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Atmospheric - still a bit autumnal up north?

Posted by Neil Whitehead on Tue 08 Mar 11:55:53

Still very much gripped by winter here in t'dales. It was incredibly cold while I was painting yesterday.

Posted by Ian Black on Tue 08 Mar 12:43:04

I think it was three hours extremely well spent, I really like this Ian.

Posted by william Dennis on Tue 08 Mar 12:46:44

It was, cheers William, although next time my mobile is going on SILENT! I had intentionally left the mobile at home, but the wife came down the lane with it! There is really no escape in this world is there?

Posted by Ian Black on Tue 08 Mar 13:04:29

Hang on Studio Wall

31/03/2015

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Water Mixable Oil on Canvas 12" x 9" (ish). Painted in about 3 hours, plein-air yesterday. This ramshackle wooden barn is just down the lane from home, and although the light was not conducive to painting (I wanted to paint Pen-y-ghent - but it was mist-bound until 3pm) I resorted to a back-up plan. I used the fast-drying medium which worked really well (very viscous in the cold weather), mixed with a little water.

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Ian Black

Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…

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