Two Trees, Oulston Lane Available This view down a small

This view down a small lane near Newburgh captures the essence of this time of the year

The low winter sun brings a subtle warmth to the bare hedgerows

There's a magical time in Spring when the tree canopies emerge with lush fresh growth and the light is bright and clear as the sun moves north

topiarised yew hedges lining the road to Newburgh Priory near Coxwold

Two Trees, Oulston Lane Available This view down a smallPainted en plein air on a cloudy, rain soaked afternoon in January, this piece began out in the Yorkshire landscape before the weather finally got the better of me. After about an hour the rain set in, and I completed the painting back in the studio, working from memory and reference while holding on to the freshness and spontaneity of those first marks made outdoors. Winter in Yorkshire has a quiet richness to it. Even with the leaves gone, the