The sika deer at Arne were grazing in the water meadows by the edge of Coombe heath.They had there young and were very amused by my presence and iPad which has a bright red cover good job it wasn’t a bull.
heath
Our art journey took us to the Arne and Coombe heath yesterday .The golden grasses shimmered on the purple heath and the view of the estuary ,Rempstone forest and the Purbeck hills beyond.
“Coombe heath end of the summer”by Sam Adams,
Is a hidden gem tucked away on the edge of Coombe heath it sparkles when the light hits the lake and it’s covered with yellow king cups ,blades of marsh grasses and bull rushes.
“Within the Purbecks”by Sam Adams,
The vanilla ,earthy ,banana ,yellow sky appeared .
“Sunrise over dorset heath”Sams art,
Mum and I go down to the dorset heath a lot we just can’t resist as the landscape is so different to north dorset .
“Down on the heath”Sams art,
I walked across the open expanse of the heath within the Purbecks stopping occasionally to sketch and study the wild,natural landscape in dorset.
“Across the heath”Sams art,
The pink and violet light fills the sky above Coombe heath ,Dorset.
“Coombe heath”Lins art,
Was the inspiration for this atmospheric landscape – a quiet corner of Dorset.
Thomas Hardy’s “Egdon heath” Lins art,
When I sweep my brush onto the smooth paper I visualise that I’m there at that place on the heath.
“Purbecks” Sams art,
Gorse,the colour of sunshine covers the heath as far as the eye can see.Goldfinches dart in and out,the elusive Dartford Warbler is not to be seen-but the swallows are here and two swallows do make a summer!