Autumn Birches - Original Painting ecology and the steeply rising and

and the steeply rising and falling of the path make this my favourite section of The Wall

yet resolute expression on her young face

clouds race overhead and changing light continually reshapes the colours and mood of the sea

the slopes of The Simonside Hills near Rothbury are transformed into a purple

which keeps the adult birds constantly venturing out to sea to collect bills full of sand eels and other small fish

Autumn Birches - Original Painting ecology and the steeply rising andMy original painting of graceful birch trees, set against a background of glowing autumnal colours. Several days of torrential rain, turned the hillside bracken to a rich dark burgundy colour. Then when the sun finally returned, these sombre colours transformed into bright flame oranges. This is one of my own personal favourites. This atmospheric work was created using acrylic paints on a canvasboard. The image has been protected with two layers of