Sheffield Park - 29th October 2011 pen and ink and coloured pencil, 11.5" x 16" copyright Katherine Tyrrell |
The garden was originally laid out around four lakes by Capability Brown and an arboretum of native and exotic trees was subsequently established.
It contains many fine specimens of trees (eg Black Tupelos) and a high proportion of these - particularly the acer/maples and beeches turn a very fine colour in Autumn. Hence the high number of visitors who turn out to look at the colours of Autumn.
Certainly it's a very fine place to paint in Autumn - particularly given the reflections of the colours of the trees in the water of the lakes. The photographers are also rather keen on it. I think I saw more heavy duty expensive cameras with huge lenses on our visit than I've seen for a very long time.
Arboretums are certainly a great place to paint and draw landscapes in Autumn!
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