Meadow

The path along Hadrian’s Wall passes many meadows, which at this time of year are a riot of colour. Some meadows are mainly dominated by buttercups, and so are a vivid yellow. Others have a much redder hue, which my trusty AI app tells me is normally due to common sorrel, along with grasses such as Yorkshire fog and red fescue.

This painting is of a mixed meadow, including many buttercups but also with a decidedly red tinge. I think I have captured the profusion of colour in the foreground grasses and other plants quite well, although the actual colours of the different species are not quite right. The openness of the background and the dark heavy clouds were also significant sights in the area last week – although in the heat wave we are having this week I guess the sky is probably now a deep blue instead.