The Ribble at Horton
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8"x6" Oil on Board. Painted plein-air yesterday afternoon, thankfully after some weeks of showers we have had some good weather to get out in. This is a pochade of the river meandering at Horton-in-Ribblesdale, it was painted in about 1 1/2 hours, so purists may argue its not a true pochade, however I don't care about purists. I have to say I may have taken too much on, and found myself rushing the painting towards the end, although it does give an impression of how the day was and could be used as a backdrop to another birdie picture later on.
About the Artist
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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