My sketchbook and I went out for a brisk walk around Longshaw this week. There are some incredible autumn colours up there at the moment (just look at that bracken!). I had fun trying to capture the mood.
For those of you who are interested in these things, I sketched using a combination of watercolour & waterbrush, sailor pen with waterproof ink, wax crayon and colour pencil.
Autumnal scenes and fairy houses from a quick scoot around Ecclesall Woods this week. I love this time of year.
Not much to report from the studio this week but here are a few snapshots from behind the scenes.
As well as grabbing as much painting time as I can between all the Other Things, I’ve been working on lots of shop updates and improvements, and I’ve put aside the guilt (mostly) and made time for a few sketch/walks out in the Peak District for some autumnal sunshine and inspiration.
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Birch Trees, Hathersage Moor
Sian Vernon, 2018
Pastel on paper
BUY ORIGINAL 9×12 inches
BUY PRINT A4
Just released, this brooding pastel Peak District landscape painting inspired by a view of Hathersage Moor at Surprise View near Hathersage in the Hope Valley, Derbyshire.
A Moorland Outlook
5×7″ acrylic on board
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Sand and rock softly crunching underfoot, the path cuts through brittle, fragrant heather towards the distant outcrop. You clamber up and over the rough cold stone, squeeze through gaps, up, up to the top. Amongst the gnarled birch trees, weathered by wind and rain, you put one foot in front of the other until your toes touch the edge and you stop. And you inhale. And you breathe in the distant views.
A selection of some of the Peak District inspired original landscape paintings available for sale in my online shop. These colourful little paintings are all approximately A6 in size (105x148mm or 4.1×5.8″) and look great displayed in a simple mat and frame. Choose just one or hang a few together to really brighten up a dreary corner!
Rain over Burbage Moor
Sian Vernon, 2018
Pastel on paper
BUY ORIGINAL 9×12 inches
BUY PRINT A4
Just released, this brooding pastel painting inspired by Burbage Moor and an approaching rainstorm obscuring the distant hills.
Some lovely dark clouds blowing over Mitchell Field on the way to the Peak District village of Hathersage.
Trying (mostly failing) to capture the glorious colours of August and the purple heather on the moors at Burbage North, Peak District.
