It's far too late

[sally_maria]

to talk about Christmas but I still wanted to show off my favourite present. :-)







I first saw it at the Christmas event they had in Winchcombe in the middle of December, and I really liked it. Then I walked into a gallery for local artists in town, and there it was again. Since we have new walls to decorate, it really seemed like the right time to ask for a specific present.

I suppose for me it's both a lovely image but also a very local one. I don't think I've ever walked in this particular wood but I have in many like it, and it just feels right. I've lost a number of things I thought of as home in the last year, so to have a new piece of it on my wall is a great comfort. :-)

Comments

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

Wow, this is really beautiful.

I love it.

[sally_maria]

I thought you might like the winter landscape. :-)

She's got some more winter pictures of the area on her website here.

[nakeisha.livejournal.com]

*Smiles* How well you know me.

Thank you for the link - goes off to look.

[muuranker.livejournal.com]

Oh that's lovely. There is a great feeling of more land beyond, but also of the briefness of a winter's day.

[sally_maria]

I think there's a lot to see in it - out of a dozen or so pictures, it was the one that caught and held my eye, I just wanted to keep looking at it.

[na-lon.livejournal.com]

I particularly like the way she has captured the winter sunlight.

[sally_maria]

Yes, that's one of the things that definitely works for me - it's subtle but it really makes it feel like a Gloucestershire wood.

[inzilbeth-liz.livejournal.com]

It's lovely, beautifully done. And makes me feel cold just to look at it!

[sally_maria]

Yes, I can completely understand why you'd feel like that - oddly enough it doesn't have that effect on me. I'm glad you like it, though. :-)

[apademek.livejournal.com]

Lovely - the road goes ever on.

[sally_maria]

That was definitely one of the thoughts that crossed my mind when I first saw it. :-)

[chainmailmaiden]

That's very pretty :-)

[sally_maria]

I'm glad you like it. :-)

[didiusjulianus.livejournal.com]

IMO you can talk about Christmas whenever you like, why not?