The View to Wharfe by Ian Black
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Oil on Board, 10" x 8". The name Whafe is derived from the Old Norse hverfr which is loosely translated as winding river, or bend, this view is painted from the Wood Lane track, to the south east of Austwick looking towards the pretty little hamlet of Wharfe, in the late autumn sunlight. I tried to capture the tonal changes associated with this time of year and with the use of counterchange bring the view to life. The hill in the distance is looking towards the Moughton plateau, an upland limestone block with some fantastic limestone pavements and karst features.
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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