Art inspired by high moors:‘Moorland Air’

Landscape art (lino print) inspired by moorland habitat - of which, it is claimed, 75%† of the world's total heather moorland is in Britain.

Most of England's share of that moorland is in North Yorkshire, too, I understand. The North York Moors are quite a sight to see in Autumn when the heather is in full flower.

This is another subject I'm destined to return to. Surprisingly, it's quite a challenging landscape to capture. High moorland hills tend to have broad expansive tops, rather than peaks and rocky outcrops.

This means a composition can soon look rather flat. Some artist's go for size of artwork in order to create an epic impression. I'm determined to find an artistic/compositional solution to the challenge. It's taking time, but I'd rather that than produce something that's not very satisfactory.

This print evolved from its initial sketch, ending up with a total of six applications of ink. This was more than I'd planned for.

The result though, is a characterful, subtle, yet bold, original print – evocative of the subtle, yet bold, heathland with its big ocean skies over epic rolling heather covered uplands.