Collection: Gwent Landscapes
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"And over the cloth of countries - the far hills rode near" - A quote from the Dylan Thomas Poem “A Winter’s Tale”: It seemed appropriate - even though there is no snow in his painting ! Ho ! Ho !
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“ ‘Neath the Western Sky” - A view of Twmbarllwm at sunset - the title taken from the hymn “The day thou gravest Lord has ended”: - “The sun that bids us rest is waking our brethren ‘neath the western sky”…
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“Annie Morgan's Cottage” - I have envisaged the home of Annie Morgan - Lucien Taylor’s “Muse Figure” in “The Hill of Dreams” Novel- It’s actually Mill Cottage at Llansor.
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“Around Llanddewi” - I painted this image of St David’s Church at Llanddewi Fach set in a the Gwent countryside- It’s actually a composite of several views- But don’t tell anybody ! …
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“Balloon and Castle” - A piece of whimsy - I’ve painted a ballon floating over Pembridge Castle on the Herefordshire/Gwent Border.
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“Bertholey House” - Bertholey House in Westwood Forest features a lot in the fictional stories and autobiographical writings of Arthur Machen - Although this is a view of Penrice Castle House on the Gower Peninsular - but don’t tell anybody…
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“Caerleon Amphitheatre” - Caerleon was once a Roman Barrack Town and is famous for its Roman Amphitheatre - the only one within the UK to have been excavated.
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“Caerleon Roman Amphitheatre” - Excavated within Arthur Machen’s life time- He observed that “no trace was found of King Arthur’s Round Table or his famous knights”: Local folklore held it to be the Site of Arthur’s “Round Table.”
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“Caldicot Castle” - This little know but delightful historical building features in Arthur Machen’s Medieval Romance Novel- “The Chronicles of Clemendy”.
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“Catsash Farm” - A blocked up gothic window can be seen in the gable end of a barn at Cat’s Ash Farm: It is the remains of St Curig’s Chapel - part of a Medieval Hostelry that stood on that site.
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“Chepstow Castle” - Chepstow Castle was the first stone built fortification to be established by the Norman Conquerors - They used stone and tiles from the nearby ruins of “Isca Silurum” the Roman Town at Caerwent.
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“Common Cefn Llwyn” - On of my ancestral farms - Arthur Machen told Poet John Gawsworth that the opening chapter of his “Hill of Dreams” Novel is set in the sunken lane that leads from Llanfrechfa Church to the farm at Common Cefn Llwyn.
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