Category: Pastoral

I grew up in England which of course has influenced my idea of what a landscape is and so I have an affinity to pastoral places like these wherever they may be.

Piper At The Gates Of Dawn

  Piper At The Gates Of Dawn In the book Wind In The Willows there is a chapter with this name. On a small island in the Thames such as this the characters at dawn meet the God Of Nature-Pan. Below-Unfinished versions in oil. 24×36

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Avalon

Avalon oil-24×36

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Avalon

Avalon-oil-24×36

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Tree Study

Tree Study-Sauvie Island-Pastel-10×18

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The Magic Circle

The Magic Circle-oil-36×48 It was Midsummers day-a mid point in the cycle of the year. The clouds broke after rain and formed a widening circle. In the distance on a circular hill stood a circle of trees. Within the trees stood a stone circle that measured the cycles of time. Magic Circles.

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The Shadowlands

The Shadowlands-oil-40×60 This image I have approached many times. The title comes from a book by T.S Eliot and in the film of that book there is a scene where this particular place in England (the Wye Valley) is mentioned. The version above Beyond The Shadowlands is  40x 54 in oil. Above this version is… Continue reading The Shadowlands

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Secret Valley

The Secret Valley-Pastel-20×30 Below an etching (1987) of the same scene which is on the English Welsh border in a beautiful glacial valley.