Lanyon Quoit - Morvah

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Love this Pete! It will make a fabulous c*******s card....lovely snow shadows and sky.

Posted by Fiona Phipps on Thu 12 Oct 18:46:42

Great work Pete. These Dolmens were the entrances to meligathic tombs all over these islands. This would make a very original Xmas card.

Posted by Peter Buchanan on Fri 13 Oct 01:10:08

Many thanks Fiona. Already ordered!

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 13 Oct 06:22:19

Thanks for your comment Peter. It means a lot.

Posted by Pete Batho on Fri 13 Oct 06:23:04

Hang on Studio Wall

12/10/2017

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Watercolour on Arches NOT paper. 140lb. 1/4 imperial. I painted this at art club this afternoon with the idea of doing something for a Christmas card. The Quoit is located close to Land's End. It is a dolmen (megalithic tomb) that collapsed in 1815. It originally had four supporting stones, but now has only three.

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Pete Batho

Hi. My name's Pete. I'm a self-taught artist living and working in Cornwall UK. Originally from Staffordshire, I moved to Cornwall in 1997 with my job as a Telecoms Engineer. Now retired, I took up painting again after a long period of inactivity. I first laid brush to paper in the 70’s when I…

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