Dighton and the Landgirl 1942

Something I really enjoy is traditional Hedgelaying, it’s an ancient skill and looks beautiful. This is a linoprint of a still image in the 1942 British film of Dighton- a legendary Northamptonshire Hedgelayer being assisted by an un-named wartime ‘landgirl’. I had a go at Hedgelaying about a month ago and managed to enter into their accident book three times in one day but it hasn’t put me off, in fact I’m very keen to go again. Linoprint isn’t normally my thing but sometimes the urge takes me 😎
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John O’Neill
Born in Belfast in 1966 and a lifelong painter. A resident of Stavanger Norway between 2018 and 2021 with a UK base near Reading England and in Aberdeen, Scotland. Most recent work is Scottish landscape, urban scenes and contemporary Norwegian landscape, often working in oils or gouache, line &…
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