Sheep on t'road - Newby Head
Oil on Board 10" x 8": This is the farm at Newby Head which was once an old coaching inn on the Lancaster to Richmond Turnpike and the distinctive outline of Ingleborough provides the scene with a sense of place. Once again I avoided the use of mixed greens and settling with a mix of lemon yellow and paynes grey / cobalt for pretty much all of the greens. Again I am still learning, and over the base ground of raw sienna, the lemon yellow provides a wonderful greenish yellow, perfect for these upland areas at this time of year.
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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