Hogget House, Gooseker

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A stunner, Ian. Great composition and execution, and only 8 x 6!

Definitely th Dales, with walls and Barn. The distant figures enhance the "work".

Nice descriptive background to your painting which is superb -like the so-cold colours you have used.

Beautifully painted Ian.

A lovely piece of work Ian, Also love the bit of history you have provided

Oil on Board, 8" x 6", There is an ubiquitous view of the dale from the other side of this small barn which has appeared in countless calendars typifying the Limestone scenery hereabouts; I however have chosen the alternative view - looking up Goat Scar Lane (locally known as Gooseker) maybe one day I will paint ‘The View’ but this is not the day. Gooseker was once part of an important thoroughfare, now bypassed, which probably linked Stainforth to Grassington, connecting with the ancient Mastiles Lane on Malham Moor. The small laithe or barn could have been a Hogget house, hence the title of the piece, a Hogget is a sheep who has been left out on the fells over winter, generally between one and two years of age and this structure possibly provided shelter for them on the long cold winters. It doesn’t have a name, although the OS calls it unromantically ‘sheepfold’, but it has been sketched, photographed and painted so many times that a name is warranted, hence my title.