Evening Sunglow on Skiddaw

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Like your colouring of Skiddaw, and the Herdy adds foreground interest.

Posted by Richard Cooper on Fri 18 Oct 15:41:37

Had to have Herdy there, Richard. It wasn’t really there of course, and the foreground, too, was lifted from a mile or so south in Newlands. Thanks for comment.

Posted by Frank Goddard on Sat 19 Oct 08:19:08

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17/10/2019

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Gouache on watercolour board. 42x31cm. When the evening sun is low beyond Bass Lake after a glorious clear day Skiddaw can glow as if lit from within, as it was last May. I just had to paint it. The foreground contains elements that exist in nearby Newlands but not as shown; put it down to artistic licence. The Herdwick is not impressed, probably thinking “What am I doing frozen in this picture when I could be usefully grazing?” Anyone have other ideas for a sheep's-brain quote?

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Frank Goddard

I spent many years teaching children art, among other things, but rarely found time to paint for myself until after early retirement. After putting chalk and blackboard behind me I first turned on pen and ink and produced a book The Great North Road (pub. Frances Lincoln, 176pp) devoted to pen and…

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