“Stourhead garden”
Stourhead house and garden is an estate, situated near the source of river Stour, in Wiltshire.
The garden is one of the most famous gardens in UK and is partly owned by National Trust.
The centre of the garden is occupied by the artificial lake with a path going around it. The landscape of the garden is man made, and amongst the features there is a Palladian bridge, a grotto and some temples.
It is one of our favourite places to visit, but the weather is always rainy, or cold, or both when we go there. In spite of this, though, we enjoy a walk around the lake every time we can.
The photo I used as reference was taken by me last year, early autumn and features the Bridge and the Pantheon.
I wish that sometime in the future I will be able to paint Stourhead en plein air, so far the weather didn’t permit it.
So this is my first painting of Stourhead.
Oil on linen.
30 X 40cm (12” X 16”)
