and Burdall went to Skinningrove Greetings cards and fleeting—echoing the last held

and fleeting—echoing the last held line of daylight as it stretches across the open expanse

and intuitive mark-making of cold wax painting

Their creativity urges us to stop and engage our senses: the smell of rain-soaked heather

illuminating the land in brief

As the original painting has long since sold

and Burdall went to Skinningrove Greetings cards and fleeting—echoing the last heldAnd Burdall Went to Skinningrove is a print taken from a large scale original painting inspired by a photograph my good friend Ian Burdall captured many years ago. Skinningrove, on the North East coast of England, is home to dramatic beaches, rugged cliffs and a wonderfully atmospheric, partially derelict pier. The original painting was a largely realistic interpretation of both Ian's photograph and the landscape itself, painted in oils on canvas.