Mwnt, Ceredigion

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Like this a lot Ray

Posted by Heather Love on Mon 02 Mar 08:11:46

A beautiful conical hill with concentric circular grooves. The landscape with paddocks and deep amber drift really lifts the mountain into a prominent space ,showing the tiny church, which is likened to a beacon of light!

Posted by Angela Harrison on Mon 02 Mar 09:21:42

Beautiful colours and a lovely composition.

Posted by Ellen Mooney on Tue 03 Mar 13:32:56

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01/03/2020

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Oil on metallic gold acrylic on MDF panel Mwnt gets its name from the prominent steep conical hill (Foel y Mwnt), a landmark from much of Cardigan Bay. The Church of the Holy Cross (Welsh: Eglwys y Grog) is an example of a medieval sailor's chapel of ease. The site is said to have been used since the Age of the Saints, but the present building is probably 14th century. It has an example of a 12th or 13th century font made of Preseli stone.

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Ray Burnell

I started to paint again after I moved to West Wales twelve years ago. Originally from Devon, I find a lot of similarities between the coasts, rivers and countryside of the West Country and those of West Wales. As a Welsh language learner I am also interested in the links between landscape,…

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