Wednesday, 19 October 2011

Stonehenge.

I seem to have been reading a lot about Stonehenge recently, both in blog form and in books. So just to add to the current wave of interest, here are 2 small sketchbook watercolours that I did on my last visit.

To the person (you know who you are) who recently proclaimed that 'Stonehenge is 137 km south of London', I'm sorry to disappoint, but that's called FRANCE. The word that escaped you was 'west'.

I shall not pontificate about the significant history of Stonehenge; the net is full of it, and does a much better job than I could ever do.
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  1. Steve Bailey19 October 2011 at 06:58

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  2. Chris19 October 2011 at 09:27

    Have you been to the neolithic site in Carnac, Cro?

    I once trundled my way there on the most charming little SNCF railcar and trekked around the whole site for a day.

    Well worth a visit if you followed the incorrect directions...

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  3. Cro Magnon19 October 2011 at 09:44

    I have indeed Chris. I went with a friend when I was still a student. We walked everywhere, and had some memorable meals.

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  4. Sue19 October 2011 at 10:21

    Brilliant sketches - as always!

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  5. Tom Stephenson19 October 2011 at 10:23

    For some reason, I have never visited Carnac - I must. I wonder if Karnac in Egypt and the French one are connected?

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  6. John Going Gently19 October 2011 at 10:38

    The nearest (and only) "ancient" place I have visited is our "gop" which is neolithic...
    I can see the attraction of it all though

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  7. Kat19 October 2011 at 11:02

    Love the first one especially.

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  8. Unknown19 October 2011 at 11:20

    Your sketches are beautiful. I don't remember Stonehenge being that colourful...it was a bleak, windy, gray day the day we visited.

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  9. Kat19 October 2011 at 11:23

    Cro: here is the link to the Confederate Rose. It is a hibiscus. Thanks for commenting.
    http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/southerngarden/hibiscus.html

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  10. carole johnston19 October 2011 at 11:41

    Cro, absolutely in awe of your paintings today the best since I have been a follower,thank you so much for bringing such lovelies into my world.

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  11. Cro Magnon19 October 2011 at 12:26

    Jacqueline. It's called 'Artistic License'. It was a foul day when I did them; wet and blustery. Salisbury Plain is often like that (without the colour).

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  12. The Musical Gardener19 October 2011 at 12:31

    Wonderful job on the sketches, love your choice of colour.

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  13. Cro Magnon19 October 2011 at 12:32

    Kat. Thanks, I probably should have known. But I usually think of hibiscus having a long central protuberance.

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  14. Anonymous19 October 2011 at 13:27

    Nice....your sketches capture the age.

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  15. Kim19 October 2011 at 13:31

    I so want to go to Stonehenge. Those pictures are lovely! I hope they're in frames and not hidden away in a sketchbook.

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  16. A Heron's View19 October 2011 at 15:12

    I much prefer the Avebury stone circle to Stonehenge, which I find claustrophobic.

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  17. Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybe19 October 2011 at 17:07

    Very nice artwork.

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  18. Ileana20 October 2011 at 02:56

    Beautifully done. I admire watercolor artwork (although I find it extremely difficult to do myself) and you've made it look fun and easy.

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