Springtime Sheep on Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire (Original, Framed) Newcastle upon Tyne bathed in warm sunshine

bathed in warm sunshine

I loved painting this scene with a family sitting on a bench looking over to the Abbey and Castle

which was created in April 2019 at RHS Garden Harlow Carr

It features Amanda Owen

The iconic chalk white horse set into the hills in Kilburn

Springtime Sheep on Almscliffe Crag, Yorkshire (Original, Framed) Newcastle upon Tyne bathed in warm sunshinePainted outside, I captured this scene in front of Almscliffe Crag, an imposing ancient millstone grit outcrop. The sheep belong to Liddles farm and every year they occupy this field in Spring, having lambed. The mothers carefully looking after their offspring. I used a stone and fallen twig from the Crag to paint with, dipping the end into acrylic paint and applying it to the watercolour paper. It was a delight to observe the sheep and their lambs