Shirley Goodsell | Originals Gallery | A Wintry morning in Cottingham

The snow lay heavily in the allotment in front of the parish church.

I wanted to capture the wintry light and give the spectator the chance to imagine the smell of the snow on the ground and in the air.

I painted this scene in oil paint on canvas in the summer when the allotment was ablaze with the colours of the chrysanthemums.

I used the oil pastels to bring out the strong structures on view.

The trees are stripped of their foliage and appear quite stark against the snow.

Framed