Wharfe

The View to Wharfe. Oil on Board 10" x 8"

The name Whafe is derived from the Old Norse hverfr which is loosely translated as winding river, or bend, this view is painted from the Wood Lane track, to the south east of Austwick looking towards the pretty little hamlet of Wharfe, in the late autumn sunlight. I tried to capture the tonal changes associated with this time of year and with the use of counterchange bring the view to life. The hill in the distance is looking towards the Moughton plateau, an upland limestone block with some fantastic limestone pavements and karst features.