Wild Boar and Mallerstang

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I like the wild, bleak atmosphere Ian, a good sense of distance too.

Posted by Stephen Slater on Fri 20 Jan 13:22:05

Love that cold bleak look too Ian, I think you have some great work in you gallery.

Posted by karen charman on Fri 20 Jan 15:57:28

A quiet painting, whose impressiveness grows on you - best seen at full magnification (and in the flesh, I should think).

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Fri 20 Jan 21:01:41

Such a dramatic landscape - and you've caught the light on the building and trees so well; I love the way that your paintings capture the different moods and humours of the Dales.

Posted by Teresa Hodges on Fri 20 Jan 23:46:28

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31/03/2015

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Wild Boar Fell and Mallerstang Oil on Board 16" x 12". A painting I have been meaning to do for some time - painted from a photo taken a few years ago when I ventured up there on a cold February morning. The building in the middle distance is Shaw Paddocks, and when I took the photo the building was illuminated against the backdrop of Wild Boar Fell and Mallerstang common. As it was a frosty morning I wanted muted colours in the painting, and I hope I have created some 'mood' to this. The wife doesn't like it as it's too grim, but I think it reflects my feelings that day when I saw the scene.

About the Artist

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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