Ruined Priory II

A touch of John Piper here - I particularly like the parts where you've suggested, rather than spelled out, the detail, eg the steps in the foreground, the pinnacle on the left. I don't envy you the audience ... but it's probably good for you (so long as you don't get the all too frequent "wouldn't give it house-room/my five year old could have drawn that" which, assuming artists to be stone deaf, annoying Gawd-help-us bystanders tend to mutter to each other. Reserve a very wet brush, and an indelible paint, just for them...).

Thanks Robert - a true complement! Piper has been a big influence on my art.

I've enjoyed looking through your plein air gallery and this is my favourite - I've had many day trips to Bolton Abbey and painted the ruined priory and river with it's stepping stones which hasn't changed since Turner painted it.