Was passing this spot and paused. I knew from a local resident that I was at the exact place where David Hockney had painted these sycamores. I was told that he came a lot at various times to paint them. I have mentioned before that the man I talked with was annoyed that they were called Thixendale sycamores. “Why, these are the BURDALE sycamores”. After checking I found a boundary between Burdale and Thixendadale just beyond the trees. As I settled a horn sounded, a signal to commence shooting at the Raisthorpe ground hidden by the trees and shrub to the right hand side. Several loud shots made a ‘rat-a-tat-tat’ sound, causing a group of large deer to ascend the hill near the shrub line. Their white rumps seemingly floating away.
Four page wide concertina sketch 840x 210 mm.
See my book here which is a collection of concertina sketches, including method and notes about how we see.
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