Two Trees, Oulston Lane Available topiarised yew hedges lining the

topiarised yew hedges lining the road to Newburgh Priory near Coxwold

highlighting the quiet beauty and stillness of the landscape as we slowly move towards Spring

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

This painting is supplied framed in my signature 50mm scoop frame

Two Trees, Oulston Lane Available topiarised yew hedges lining thePainted 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