Winter Shadows Fort to conceal

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formed by rocky outcrops

In encaustic painting the molten coloured waxes are applied with brushes and various fine spatula tools

In December 2023

It’s long been a subject popular with famous artists from JMW Turner to Canaletto

Winter Shadows Fort to concealWinter Shadows Print 0055 This dramatic winter scene uses a limited palette of crisp, fresh cool colours. Perfect to introduce a calm, natural note into the home. On a very cold, snowy January day in Rothbury, I took a brisk walk along the Riverside Path towards Thropton. As I approached the Lady Bridge which appears in the painting as a shallow arc on the left hand side the sun suddenly emerged from behind the grey clouds and the landscape was