Red Lane Farm

This is the view from the little window next to my desk, up the lane to Red Lane Farm. The challenge for me in painting these Yorkshire stone cottages is the lack of contrast in the colours. Some have slate roofs but many have tiles made of stone that's the same tone as the walls. Fortunately there was a bright blue tarpaulin next to the house to break up the monotony and two big copper beeches on the hill behind to punctuate the mass of green all around.