OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog the better

the better

It gave me one day to paint them (in watercolour not gloss) Luckily it was fine day and by the end of the afternoon I had completed the piece

There is only one 'lake' in Cumbria and that's Bassenthwaite

My painting depicts a rather different view to many others

OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog the betterWatercolour Image size : 55 x 35cmFramed size : 82 x 62cm Prior to Thomas Telford building his new turnpike road from London to the Irish ferries at Holyhead, this would have been the only way to travel along Dyffryn Ogwen. I can imagine the artist William Turner riding his pony towards the village of Capel Curig after a long day travelling and sketching. It is now a pleasant 3 to 4 mile walk along the valley until you get to Llyn Ogwen. When I set