Feb Light, Langcliffe Scar,

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It's a fabulous painting Ian, I love the feel of distance, just beautiful!

Looks breezy, looks fresh but its beautifully painted with great depth. Like it.

Love this, Ian. Has a sort of sculptural feel to it.

Love this

Oil on Canvas Board 10" x 14". After dropping my youngest at school the other morning, before the Beast from the East hit these shores, this view of Langcliffe Stood out as the morning rays were just hitting the cliff face. I stopped the car to take in the view (luckily this is a minor road and there was no traffic), and I resolved to get this view - so inspired was I. After dropping the car back home, I grabbed the sketchbook and walked back to the viewpoint and sketched the scene adding colour notes in the manner I did before digital cameras. I wanted to paint this without photographic reference, however the time was too short and the temptation too great so I ended up taking photos on my phone. This painting was the result, although I am happy with the sky and the tones, I am not too pleased with the over-saturated greens of the foreground and middle-distance, and just exemplifies what a thug green can be, even my sparing use of Oxide of Chromium permeates the lower quart