I’ve just finished this painting
It’s a view from Royd Terrace looking across to Birchcliffe – always in the sunshine. I like the way the glass building reflects the sky in the middle of the painting.
This will be in the exhibition at the Calder Gallery, for which I STILL don’t have a date! Though the builders always look very industrious as a pass…
Well Kate…what a wonderful experience seeing your work for the first time. I adore it. I arrived in Cragg Vale in 1969 and like you, fell in love with the Calderdale area and I am still here (having moved a few times) and you have, for me, captured the very essence of Hebden Bridge and the surrounding area SO beautifully. I cannot wait to see your work and note the exhibition March 2013 at “Heart” I arrived in this area when the mills were still operating and Hebden Bridge was nothing like the place it is now but I loved it then and still do. I am delighted you have perceived this wonderful area so well and through your eyes, its true beauty and special qualities are “illuminated” Well done. Keep doing what you do.
Kind regards,
Chris Oliver
Thanks for your lovely words Chris! I hope to see you in March.