Foxglove Woods- Original Painting National Park They overlook the north bank

They overlook the north bank of the estuary of the River Aln in the lovely village of Alnmouth

a moment of rural calm set against one of Britain’s most powerful historic backdrops

They hang on 9mm wide ribbons

Visible for miles around

by using heavily texture paint effects for the water

Foxglove Woods- Original Painting National Park They overlook the north bankIve always loved foxgloves. They grow where they choose, often in extreme spots in dry stone walls, gravel paths and newly cleared woodland. But if you try to tame them and grow them in your garden, they will probably refuse to grow. They have a sculptural, almost architectural form. The rigid, upright spikes are surrounded by delicate bells of pink with pale speckled throats and inside are as velvety and soft as bubble bees. These particular