Oil on canvas board 12" x 16"
I've started doing several paintings in parallel as I often have to wait for the paint to dry, so this one is close on the heels of Trofeo Kima Rocks. I attempted this windmill years ago when I briefly dabbled in watercolours but never finished it. This view is from one of my runs out with the dog. I made the clouds a bit more interesting and added the pheasant to complete the composition (in exactly the same way I added the way-marker in Trofeo).
This mill is the oldest postmill (the whole structure rotates on a central post to face the wind) in England and has an interesting history. I visited this mill way back in 1978 when I cycled down to Invinghoe youth hostel (recently turned into flats) on a whim, from Doncaster (via Grantham youth hostel). I never imagined then that I'd be living nearby. I've always thought it was called Invinghoe Mill but apparently it's called Pitstone Windmill. Invinghoe is the nearer of the two villages.
I'm planning another one with the mill and Ivinghoe Beacon for the near future. I've been encouraged by my experiences with the Joss Naylor prints so I intend to do a series of local scenes and sell them as prints.
This one was interesting as I tried to keep the field and trees fairly loose but had to provide some very fine detail with the church and windmill sails. I'm pretty pleased with the result.
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