A Day in January, Sherborne

A Day in January, SherborneAn original oil painting depicting leafless winter trees amongst lush green grass and a limpid blue sky in Sherborne, a National Trust property in Gloucestershire. Unframed size 50cm (H) x 40cm (W) x 1cm (D) (approx 20 x 16 inches). Additional information: This original artwork was painted on Linen Canvas Board using high quality Michael Harding oil paints and finished with Gamvar gloss varnish. It has been signed on the front, and on the back are the

I painted this in my back garden on a summer afternoon

to great effect

Framed Size - 54 (H) x 69 (W) x 5cm (D) / (approx 21 x 27 x 2 inches)

Unframed size - 40 (H) x 80cm (W) x 5cm (D) / (approx 16 x 31 x 2 inches)

The deep red of the curtains and the fresh white of the tablecloth seemed to bring out the delicate beauty of the cut flowers placed in crystal vases on the table

A plein air painting of winter tyre tracks across a field in Ducklington

it was the reflections cast up from the yellow-green fountain onto the stonework that caught my eye

Although the bright sunlight shone down upon the ornate Italian marble with caryatids and arched niches

A vivid wintertime sunset near the village of Asthall in Oxfordshire became the basis of this oil painting

which was present at the Cogges Manor Farm Harvest Fayre

the breeze was cool as it rustled through the reeds and above a foot bridge over the water

Unframed size - 13 cm (H) x 21 cm (W) / (approx 5 x 8 inches)