Magical, mysterious Swinemoor and Beverley’s main churches.

I love this view of BEVERLEY across Swinemoor pasture. Swinemoor is inevitably boggy. It is low lying, in fact lower at times than the River Hull, which flows by behind where I stood when painting this view. The deep ruts of a tractor can be seen disappearing, horses, a huge feature of Swinemoor can be seen grazing but most of all, I like the idea of including the churches. The main churches, can be seen from the Westwood, at the other side of BEVERLEY. I have seen them many times over the years. Painting this view however, made me look again. The churches of course were in a different order. It is unusual to see St. Nicholas tower to the left of the Minster with Saint Mary’s tower to the right. This was a large painting and took a bit of effort to do. I had to carry a large French easel to the venue and set up in such a way that I could combat the wind which caught the canvas. The original painting has now been sold, but here is a print of it.
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