Late Evening, Cogges Manor Farm

Late Evening, Cogges Manor FarmThis is an original oil painting of Cogges Manor Farm in Witney, Oxfordshire, made during my Artist Residency. I wanted to capture the historic home in the evening with the summertime sun, and the well tended, blooming walled garden with striking purple thistle and tall sunflowers mirroring the verticality of the manor house chimneys. Unframed size 76 cm (H) x 61 cm (W) x 5 cm (D) (approx 30 x 24 inches). Additional information: This original artwork

Additional information: This original artwork was painted on Stretched Cotton Canvas using high-quality Michael Harding oil paints and finished with Gamvar gloss varnish

Unframed size - 20cm (H) x 30cm (W) x 1cm (D) / (approx 8 x 12 inches)

I wanted to capture the way the strong light created an inviting yet mysterious feeling in the lush garden

these bare trees were characterised by the shapes of intermingling branches against a blue sky

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and the woven cloth

This is an original oil painting of Cogges Manor Farm (Witney

Although the bright sunlight shone down upon the ornate Italian marble with caryatids and arched niches

This original oil painting captures a summertime view of distant coastlines and the beginnings of the Atlantic Ocean from the gorgeous location of Tintagel in Cornwall

with the morning light touching the fresh blooms

I enjoyed creating a composition that emphasised the way that the dark

which looked particularly nice on that cloudless day