The Strid

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I can sense the risk and danger too - good one John

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 23 Oct 11:50:30

You’ve really captured the movement of the water and the surrounding countryside.

Posted by Spencer Lambeth-Angell on Mon 23 Oct 19:18:09

You really can hear that water looking at this. Wonderful greens yoo

Posted by Diana Boanas SWA on Tue 24 Oct 07:06:29

Thank you very much Heather, Spencer and Diana.

Posted by John Johnston on Tue 24 Oct 11:02:15

Thank you Coral.

Posted by John Johnston on Mon 30 Oct 11:51:03

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23/10/2023

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The River Wharfe meanders across Yorkshire in a leisurely fashion, until it reaches 'The Strid'. This is a narrow (2 metres wide) but very deep gorge, through which the river races under tremendous pressure. This is a dangerous and notorious stretch of water.

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John Johnston

I am a very late starter, beginning my art journey almost by accident in my mid-fifty's. Fully self-taught I am very much a jack of all trades and master of none as I dabble in various media. My go-to preference is graphite, where I aim for (but never achieve) realism and second to that I'm also a…

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