Yesterday's painting of the Aston Rowant nature reserve on the Chiltern escarpment. . Another hot day, luckily I had a nice bit of shade to hide under. Oil on gesso, 25 x 20 cm.
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I was painting a view today of the Chiltern escapment and the Oxford plain, from Aston Rowant nature reserve today. Oil on primed panel, 20 x 25 cm.
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On Bald Hill, in the Chilterns, looking over the Oxfordshire plain towards Didcot power station. August 2024.
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The guided #butterfly spotting at #astonrowant yesterday was also the first time I’d seen silver-spotted skippers. Here’s 2 of them.

Some more highlights from yesterday’s guided #butterfly identification at #astonrowant. There were lots of blues, mostly Chalkhills it seemed and some Common blues but also a few Adonis blues. This one was especially bright.

Painting earlier today at Aston Rowant nature reserve, cold but normal for this time of year. Oil on gesso board, 15 X 22 cm.
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