Gloamin 6 A painting of a distant Manchester in winter viewed from West Pennine Moors.

Gloaming A distant Manchester winter West Pennine Moors oil on board 23x30cm

This is my regular view many mornings as I travel over the West Pennines and down into Turtons village of  Egerton. Each day Im awarded with a different view great skies and open spaces. Last week the end of the snows brought with it a wonderful display of browns and yellows. The rough foreground ground is formed from very fragile grazing land wet meadows which are lush in bird song and raptors. The Pennines above Oldham form the indistinct dark blue ground in the distance with the near ridge of Breightmet ( Bright meadows) and Longworth Clough both strong weaving and coal mining areas.