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Barbrook - Winter

Five large scale variations of this image have been developed from an original small sketch.  Barbrook is part of the Eastern Moors estate, an area of open moorland which has no particularly distinguishing features except for its wide open nature and its exposure to biting winds in winter.  In such conditions the moor seems to ‘hunker down’ as the low angle of the light and chill winds cut across its frozen surface.  Shapes flow and blend.  Sky becomes ground and ground sky.  The contrast between frozen air above and the warmer tones and textures of the heather below is emphasised by the dramatic use of rusts and reds in the composition.
 

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