Sunshine at the Sculpture Park.

Price list for Mark Hearld's work

 I made it to the Yorkshire Sculpture park today, just in time to see the Mark Hearld exhibition, which finishes tomorrow. There was some frenzied buying going on of the exhibited work, quite fascinating! I managed to drag my husband along, although he didn't go into the exhibition, he stayed outside with the dog, and we had a good long walk afterwards, IN THE SUNSHINE!! Yes, it's actually been sunny the past few days, and it has felt so good. This seems to have been a long long winter, cold wet, snowy and MUDDY. So much mud. When you walk a dog, you see far too much mud.

 Anyway, to the exhibition...which I'm not sure I saw all of, in my flying visit. I like Marks work, and the way he uses different materials in it, collaging all sorts of bits and pieces. This exhibition appealed because it was 'Birds and Beasts' and I love his birds and beasts, the simple lino cut shapes and the movement he manages to capture so simply. Quite different I feel.

Beautiful collage work!

Wonderful birds swirling around.

 I have to admit, that I don't find many of the sculptures appealing in the park?? In fact, as I walk around, on each visit, I am always drawn to the trees there. They are wonderful, some are so huge, and such lovely shapes, set in the sprawling estate. The view above with that tree and off in the distance, the   wind turbines, well I find that more beautiful to look at than either of the sculptures below! I feel like an arty fraud when I'm there, as I could just criticise so many of the exhibits, but there you go, each to his own I guess? I tend to find the exhibitions inside the building more to my taste.

Walking back, sunset sky and snow on the distant hills.

We had a lovely afternoon, even though it was still very muddy. The cold weather which has gone on for ever, much like I'm doing now, has brought these lovely little visitors(below) to my fat feeders in the garden. They are such sweet little tiny birds, pink in colour, they flit about, usually in groups of about 6, but 2 come to feed regularly. Today there was even a gold crest, such a tiny bird, how they survive I don't know, I've not seen one on the feeder before, hope I helped to keep it going. I would just like to add one very exciting note, I have won a 'Giveaway' on this delightful bloghttp://trowelandpaintbrush.blogspot.co.uk/Gosh, I am thrilled, I never win anything! Kathleens work is lovely, delicately painted, natural images.
See you all again soon.