National Trust
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Walled Garden
A walled garden is usually a haven of peace, and often contains a variety of colours and textures to entertain the eyes. I think I have captured a bit of each of these aspects here, but I am sure that more could have been done. The choice of watercolour as a medium helps with the…
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Dunster – Entrance
A stone archway can often be relied upon to make a good frame for a picture, as long as there is something interesting visible through the arch. In the case of the entrance into Dunster Castle (or more precisely the exit as this is the vista as one leaves the castle!) the view through the…
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Canons Ashby – Book Room
Canons Ashby was a bit of a find. We were looking for a place to stop for lunch on a journey up north that wasn’t a motorway service station, and so decided to see what the National Trust had to offer. The manor house at Canons Ashby was perfect – conveniently situated and a haven…
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Cows at Gatton
Gatton Park has many fine views, thanks to a combination of the natural landscape and to Lancelot “Capability” Brown’s attention some 250 years ago. I have drawn this particular view a few times using different techniques – this vector graphic created using the LibreOffice drawing tools is my favourite to date. This style makes everything…
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A Perspective on Stowe
Stowe House sits in the middle of the equally magnificent Stowe Gardens, now run by the National Trust. The house itself contains a school about which regretably I know very little – which I’m sure is my loss rather than theirs! However, I do know that the gardens and buildings of Stowe offer many amazing…
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Polesden Lacey
Well, actually this is a view looking in from outside the fence. However, with the trees full of leaves, there is not much of the estate to be seen here …
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