Flat Top House, Bishop Wilton. Original oil on canvas board, 10x14 inch.

The house sits in an idyllic location high above Bishop Wilton. The pasture in front of the house is interestingly contoured and hides a small stream, Bishop Wilton Beck. Earlier, I had seen a very interesting Art Studio Gallery in Bishop Wilton, and met Mark Ibson , I would urge you to visit. This oil painting on 14 x 10 inch canvas board was done in-situ, enplein air, using a pochade box designed for landscape painting. I wanted to experiment a little and paint a landscape in portrait format which required some modification to the pochade box. I am pleased that I now can vary the orientation and am looking forward to doing more portrait layouts. Whilst painting a car stopped and I briefly chatted with a local resident, which is always a pleasure. George lay sleeping in deep grass with a bowl of water by his head. Hope you like it, available from my online shop ( subject to drying and varnishing ).