Batty Moss

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Outstanding composition!

Posted by Rebecca Ritchie on Wed 24 Jan 11:47:36

Fabulous work Ian

Posted by Russell Edwards on Wed 24 Jan 12:16:14

Love the composition, great work, Ian.

Posted by Lewis Cooper on Wed 24 Jan 12:35:51

Excellent, it would have been easy to get the arches wrong and the eye would have easily spotted any error so it must have been painstaking working out how much to make each smaller than the last.

Posted by D Hillman on Wed 24 Jan 13:08:05

A lovely bold composition, Ian, and the muted colours complement it so well.

Posted by Jenny Harris on Wed 24 Jan 15:36:30

Thanks for your comments, with relation to the arches, yes indeed - thoroughly painstaking! you may be able to see the vertical lines of light and dark paint where I have tried to refine the arches, plus not only does the viaduct recede into the distance, it curves as well, and in addition there is the question of vertical perspective as well as architecture. Fortunately they built it better than I painted it.

Posted by Ian Black on Wed 24 Jan 16:34:09

Lovely work and interesting history.

Posted by Frank Bingley on Wed 24 Jan 19:03:00

Beautifully painted Ian,

Posted by David Johns on Wed 24 Jan 19:51:52

Hang on Studio Wall

24/01/2018

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Oil on Canvas Panel 12" x 16"; The Ribblehead Viaduct or more correctly Batty Moss Viaduct, built in the last phase of the great railway building period in the 1870’s. It doesnt take me to say what an impressive structure it is and how lucky we are to have it on our doorstep. I painted this from sketches and photos I made while having an amble around the platforms and lumps and bumps of the remains of the shanty town that for a while turned this remote location into the most populous ‘city’ in Ribblesdale. Around this viaduct there is a lovely little (2.5miles) walk which is not too taxing, and takes in the views of this landmark from all aspects, including two farms of which Winterscales will be the subject of a further painting as this hamlet is too pretty not to miss. I have got to admit though this painting was a bit of a struggle, ideally the aim was to capture the light and shadows of the viaduct over the undulating sedges of Batty Moss, together with spoil heap from

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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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