The Ruined Church - Bishop Thornton

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Very atmospheric Ian

Posted by Heather Love on Wed 01 Jan 09:13:16

Can just feel that storm coming.

Posted by Sandra Kennedy on Wed 01 Jan 17:09:53

The atmosphere jumps out

Posted by Tracy Richardson on Wed 01 Jan 19:50:11

I can only add another “atmospheric painting” comment to this Ian. Not sure if it’s the palette, the subject or the mood you’ve injected into it, it’s very good.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Wed 01 Jan 21:18:16

Thanks for all of your comments, much appreciated. It would be an injustice to this eerie place if I painted it exactly how I saw it - hence the reason the en-plein air paintings never worked. It HAD to be a studio piece to convey the atmosphere it deserves.

Posted by Ian Black on Thu 02 Jan 07:13:46

I do love a good cemetery and this is a beauty. The textures of the church, headstones and grass, along with the light give this such atmosphere

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Thu 02 Jan 16:37:48

Love the atmosphere

Posted by Ruth Harris on Sun 05 Jan 15:03:40

Hang on Studio Wall

01/01/2020

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Something a bit on the Gothic side for a change. Inspired by Casper David Frederick's The Abbey in the Oakwood, this ruined church has enchanted me for 35 or so years, ever since I came across a photo in Richard Muir's excellent Shell Guide to the English Landscape. I have painted and sketched it en Plein air with little success, but here in this 8" x 10" I have finally scratched that itch. There's some narrative as the dried flowers on one of the graves attest to provide something a little bit extra.

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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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