Whelpstone Lodge

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Dramatic, I like this and the tones you've used work really well

Posted by Heather Love on Sun 15 Mar 12:08:07

Like this - proof that dark doesn't have to mean dull - this painting contains so many interesting touches that it's worth a long look.

Posted by Robert Jones, NAPA on Sun 15 Mar 12:14:42

Hang on Studio Wall

15/03/2020

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12in x 8in ish oil on panel. I have painted this derelict gritstone farmhouse a couple of times over the last few years. There is something about the harshness, tones and moods of the grtistone which requires a completely different palette to the landscape painter than say the limestone which prevails further up the valley. I limited the colours in the palette in order to emphasise the tones and to keep the painting together.

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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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