T'Gate t'foss

T'Gate t'foss - Oil on Board 8" x 6"

Not really much to say about this, it's a gate through which a footpath winds its way through woodland down to Catrigg Foss (Foss - a local term for waterfall, from the Norse, roughly translated to and incorrectly written as Force by the Ordnance Survey). The canopy of trees gives the whole area an ethereal quality as you descend the steps to the waterfall at the bottom, which is surely one of Ribblesdale's must-sees. Unfortunately there is no 'proper' circular path and you must return through this gate, this is where the light hits you, and on a sunny summers day it takes a few seconds for your eyes to adjust to the glare. I didn't go out of my way to capture this moment, but hopefully there is a feeling of it here in this painting.