May Blossom on Woldgate Toddler T-Shirt

I love this time of year. The hedgerows are bursting with life and a special feature is the May blossom. This painting is on Woldgate just after the Burton Agnes Road where you turn off down to Kilham.
Hawthorn was once known as ‘quickthorn’. Back in the days when hawthorn first started to be used as fencing it was known as ‘quick’ in the old English sense of being alive, as opposed to the ‘dead’ wood or stone fencing.
Whatever you want to call it, you can’t deny that it makes a glorious spectacle for a few weeks.

LIGHT.......inspires me LEGEND.......intrigues me LANDSCAPE inspires me! I have letters after my name...F.O.L....but it is not 'Fellow of..' but 'Fell Off'...a ladder! While waiting for operations on my knees I took up painting to pass the time. Like so many other people I soon became hooked and embarked on a fascinating journey to learn how to improve and develop my style..a journey that never ends...but what a trip! I took the plunge in 2003 and with the support of my lovely wife I began to paint full time. Since then I have had the good fortune to exhibit in many prestigious galleries and shows, selling paintings all over the world. I am also a Professional Associate Tutor of the Society of All Artists and...