19th August, 2020.
How the summer is passing...Out in the fields the farmers are very busy harvesting the barley and wheat.
I stop on Warter Road, at a field track, Sir John's Plantation behind me. I look west past Old Dale Plantation towards Walk House Farm. Southwold Farm can just be seen to the left of Walk House Farm and on the horizon it is possible to see the huge sheds of Goodmanham Wold Farm. The present weather featuring showers and even storms stops the combine working, however the fields which have been combined are being farrowed and prepared for drilling. Huge flocks of gulls sit in one field resting whilst others follow a harrowing tractor in another field. Also, as I witnessed today, fields can be dressed with liquid manure. The sight of a huge Joskin spreading tank, festooned with flexible hoses and towed by an energetic tractor made several passes. I stopped the driver who told me it was pig manure. He opened his cab door and I was surprised to see a chocolate Labrador was also in the cab. A pleasant young man who, I think was pleased for the chance to have a talk at these busy times, working on the land.
Agrimony is now well seeded causing George problems as they tangle in his coat. Knapweed is still in abundance flowering profusely. Unfortunately rain forced me to adjourn to the Pipe and Glass for coffee. I was sitting outside wondering about the picture when three people passed. They had been inside the restaurant and were very pleased with the whole experience, the food, the ambiance and the attentively discrete staff. It turned out that two were artists and I think maybe the other person was an agent for one of them. He showed me a calendar as evidence of their ability which was very impressive. We talked for a few minutes about my pal Hockney ( well, I met him once and we had a long talk about art ) and Robert Fuller. Then after giving me a card they headed off, the two artists enroute for Scarborough. I traveled back to the site on the 23rd to finish off the painting. The field had not been turned over which was a bonus as it remained just the same as previously. The overcast sky allowed bright sunlight through now and then which lit up the fields. As I painted several cyclists passed as well as cars, but strangely, no farm machinery.
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1 comment:
A beautiful, atmospheric picture that so captures a sense of the wolds and this turning-towards-autumn time of year.
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