Autumn Colours

We've had some amazing weather this week -warm sunny days albeit with some wind. The hills are red with the dying bracken. Bracken is a big nuisance in that  it carpets everything and cuts down on the available grazing but it certainly looks fantastic at this time of year especially in the early morning or evening when the sun is low creating deep shadows. The above picture was painted over a double spread in my moleskine which is unfortunately too long to fit on the scanner hence the picture is cropped to the right. It shows Ben Kiel from the road back from Corran.