Oil paintings of Lancashire Pendle district

Pendle Twiston Moorland farm and oaks
Oil on linen paper
24cm x18 cm

Pendle misted sunshine and barn
Oil on linen paper
24cm x18cm

Currently I'm working on five series in the studio moving from one area to the next. This series the Pendle series is great fun. These two small paintings are a part of a series of 8 or more covering a walk from Downham through Rimington and Twiston and back across Pendle and down through the gloaming back to the village arriving at the car in the dark.  It was a superb Pendle day of rolling mists over the fell. The mists covered an autumnal blue sky and the wind shifts allowed dull patches of cloud to become transformed into amazing light shifts; whilst down below the light was silver and bright. I love this area for Downham village which is very special, the looming atmosphere created by Pendle and its great trees; and have since I first walked here  many years ago as a kid with the Blackburn Ramblers in 1965.  I did this Sunday walk about 8 miles long with Barbara  a few weeks ago. I did plenty of sketches at the time which I will develop and upload as part of this series the lot will then appear as a group on the mountain moods website.  Oil is by far the best and most understanding medium for painting this subject or indeed any subject matter and the completed works have a real vibrancy and shine to them.

Rob Miller Prints and originals available