Northern Lights from Tosson Lime Kiln - Original Painting Poppy off the coast of Northumberland

off the coast of Northumberland

and going out to sea to feed themselves

I recalled my childhood self looking at the bluebells and cowslips and thinking

whose solid silhouette rises above the shoreline with quiet confidence

with fields of pale ripe wheat

Northern Lights from Tosson Lime Kiln - Original Painting Poppy off the coast of NorthumberlandThis small painting of the Northern Lights shows a sighting looking from Tosson lime kiln, across the Coquet Valley. The distant string of lights are from homes nestling on the hillsides of Rothbury. It was painted onto textured heavy weight paper, using Artist's professional acrylic paints and Artist's Medium, giving a shiny finish on the water. It is ready to hang, and framed in a bespoke solid oak frame which is 26 cm square. The painted area is 12