How many of us I wonder regularly see the sun rise each morning. The dawning of a new day when the weather is fine is a beautiful thing to witness. Emotionally different to a sunset not least because this is a new beginning and not an end. I hope I have managed to capture aContinue reading “Beach Sunrise”
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Boats at sunset
An original painting of the sun setting over boats on a calm sea. The end of the day and there is nothing as peaceful and tranquil as the sound of the sea lapping the shore and the wind chiming of the cables on the sailboat masts. Acrylic on board. Original art – acrylic on panelContinue reading “Boats at sunset”
Poppies
Today is Remembrance Day
The Crow
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of medium to large-sized birds including crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, magpies and jays. There is a fair amount of folklore and mythology surrounding crows. The Roman poet Ovid described the crow as a harbinger of rain. In Greek legend. princess Arne was bribed with gold by King Minos ofContinue reading “The Crow”
Beach Sunrise
How many of us I wonder regularly see the sun rise each morning. The dawning of a new day when the weather is fine is a beautiful thing to witness. Emotionally different to a sunset not least because this is a new beginning and not an end. I hope I have managed to capture aContinue reading “Beach Sunrise”
Then and Now
The development and growth of canals was literally key to the pace of the industrial revolution. The navigable water network grew as the demand for industrial transport increased. Canals provided a quick, and economic system for the nationwide transportation of goods including cotton and coal. In the 1830s railways were introduced and by the 1850’sContinue reading “Then and Now”
Boats at sunset
An original painting of the sun setting over boats on a calm sea. The end of the day and there is nothing as peaceful and tranquil as the sound of the sea lapping the shore and the wind chiming of the cables on the sailboat masts. Acrylic on board. Original art – acrylic on panelContinue reading “Boats at sunset”
Poppies
Today is Remembrance Day
The Crow
Corvus is a widely distributed genus of medium to large-sized birds including crows, ravens, rooks, jackdaws, magpies and jays. There is a fair amount of folklore and mythology surrounding crows. The Roman poet Ovid described the crow as a harbinger of rain. In Greek legend. princess Arne was bribed with gold by King Minos ofContinue reading “The Crow”
Beach Sunrise
How many of us I wonder regularly see the sun rise each morning. The dawning of a new day when the weather is fine is a beautiful thing to witness. Emotionally different to a sunset not least because this is a new beginning and not an end. I hope I have managed to capture aContinue reading “Beach Sunrise”