Oil on board painting trees and Temple Copse, Wilton

An overcast day and I stopped at the edge of the field below the clump at Ugford, the hill behind was catching sunlight as the clouds shifted, a close humid thundery atmosphere,  

Oil sketch for trees above Wishford

A view above Wishford having walked up the hill, found I had forgotten white paint, so had to cut it short, only using what was on the pallette....

A medium sized 25cm diam. bowl with my hand painted decoration

Using the same design as the tableware at Bay Window gift shop in Wilton applied to a serving bowl 

Temple copse in Wilton

Temple copse lies within the grounds of Wilton house, and this is one of the few places from which it is visible as any kind of a hill.

View towards Fovant from Grovely

The hottest day of the year so far and I found the shade of a hedgerow, to look over the Nadder valley toward the ridge of hills at Fovant , where the Regimental badges are carved in the chalk hillside. A pleasant way to spend a couple of hours, but the flies seemed to be attracted to the smell of turps...or maybe it was me...