Yes. I remember Adlestrop. by James Underwood

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What a lovely poem and what a lovely painting

Great poem and a lovely composition well painted James.

This is a really lovely painting James. You have interpreted the poem wonderfully.

Thank you Heather, Chris and Spencer for your comments, for which I’m very grateful. Adlestrop Station was demolished after closure in 1966. The scene is entirely imaginary, brought to mind by Thomas’s evocative poem.

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09/05/2022
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Landscape in line and wash inspired by this extract from the poem “Adlestrop” by Edward Thomas (1878–1917): “On the bare platform. What I saw | Was Adlestrop—only the name | And willows, willow-herb, and grass, | And meadowsweet, and haycocks dry, | No whit less still and lonely fair | Than the high cloudlets in the sky.”

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James Underwood

Other than sketching on agenda papers during tedious committee meetings, I started drawing and painting only after several years in retirement. Then, almost 70 years old, I first attended an art course. Still so much to learn, thankfully! — “Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is…

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