Print – Strolling From The Green To The Mill

Description

Take a Stroll Around Beautiful Rural Cambridgeshire

‘Strolling from The Green to the Mill – Houghton’ is a beautiful open edition print of a rural Cambridgeshire village. It depicts the beautiful village of Houghton and its adjoining National Trust Mill along the River Ouse.  The image is taken from the original artwork of the same name.

Painted by the British Naïve artist Kerry Shearer it celebrates the beauty of the English countryside, in the artist’s own unique style. All the buildings and places are real. Her sgraffito and finer glazed layers also add depth to the image and help to depict all the significant landmarks, whilst also giving the painting cohesion. Tones and hues are simultaneously vibrant and subtle where it is suited within the image – all are carefully placed and considered for best impact and effect.

Full of Personality and Whimsy

Each of the buildings is characterful and has its own personality. Kerry’s whimsical style means this easier to achieve than if she was a slave to realistic perspective or sense of proportion. Her deliberate disregard for both, means, she can inject a playfulness and joy into her work that would otherwise be miserably absent. Its intended to bring joy and smiles and a sense of warmth to invite the viewer to want to be a part of the painting and the place.

There is also a sense of this place being steeped in gorgeous green surroundings. English country gardens are abundant in this image and as ever Kerry has ‘borrowed’ the seasons meaning, blossom trees can be displayed alongside autumnal colours – artistic licence being put to full use! What this achieves in reality is an image that stays relevant all year long.

Her paintings and prints are ones of joy and those that seek demonstrate both the UK at its best and Naïve art at its finest. This stunning print of a rural Cambridgeshire village easily achieves this end.