“Winter at Sharpham Marsh”. Dartington Hall Gardens Rembrandt pastels were then used

Rembrandt pastels were then used to bring colour and tone to the subject

At a height just below the top of the construction site I was able to see the skyline and roofs through safety netting

Sometimes i sit and sketch other times I gather things and trundle down the hill to the reed beds by the river Dart

almost like a women in Reubens painting it seemed to me

when I lived and worked in Tuscany

“Winter at Sharpham Marsh”. Dartington Hall Gardens Rembrandt pastels were then usedMixed media drawing on paper, using natural pigments, charcoal, pencil and Rembrandt pastels. Sharpham Marsh lies down the river Dart from the market town of Totnes in Devon. Drawn on a bitterly cold winter day in 2021, looking East across the river over the reed beds. Part of a series of expressive landscapes, gathering inspiration through the changing seasons. There are three variants of the original work being offered as prints all printed on Gicle