Oil painting of Great Gable and Haystacks by Rob Miller RSA

Great Gable from Haystacks
Oil on Canvas
30x30 cm

The bed and breakfast in Borrowdale,  Leath House just after the Borrowdale Hotel was not only wonderfully decorated and furnished but was also full of original artwork from Cumbria and from the Scilly Isles a 70x70 cm, very fresh   painting of surf sun and gorse; The North West and the South West two of my favourite places to paint, and the B&B breakfast room an inspirational way to start the day alongside my veggie breakfast and coffee. A sketchy drive over Honister Pass and into the chaos of Buttermere  parking patrolled by a family of Black cats. A dryer day on Sunday and a walk up Fleetwith Pike and onto Haystacks and the complex craggy summit  full of colour and people. I was glad to perch my bottom on a nice flat rock spread my painting gear out and do some work. Acrylics are a great medium to use outdoors as they dry so quickly and can be used alongside inks, pastels charcoal and whatever to paint sunshine, fantastic views, couple that with some French bread and Brie, and viva everything Haystacks is great. Sketch book notes 25/02/11