Springtime in Sussex

A Springtime path in Sussex 

 

Spring is most definitely my favourite season . The trees and hedges burst into an array of exquisite greens  and  wild flowers appear in abundance.  

I am so fortunate to be surrounded by lovely countryside and so many interesting paths to follow. 

This year it was the Ermine moth caterpillars that made me smile, they had covered so many hedges with their webs that it looked like something from Halloween !  

 

 

 

Ermine moth caterpillars 

 The downland and fields greeted me with flowers where the butterflies flitted and danced in the sun 

 

Daisies on the South Downs 

 

Phacelia and Poppies on the South Downs  

 There were also days that were just too hot for long walks so we went to Ashdown forest in the cool shade of the trees and the streams . The iron rich earth makes the water almost glow 

 
 

Stream on Ashdown forest  

Iron rich streams 

 

 

 

 More pictures from my walks Here 

 

Also there were trips to the coast  and of course painting .  I'm very thankful  to have had several sales over the past couple of months  which means I can keep happily painting :) 

 

 On a misty day the waves gently flow over the smooth sea worn chalk below the cliffs , contrasting with the textures of the pebbles on the beach. 

"Sea Mist and Chalk Water " 

Acrylic on canvas 16" x 20"  

Painting the beach at Newhaven