Malvern

One of Malvern's claims to fame is that there is reputed to be a higher percentage of PhD's per 1000 people in Malvern than anywhere else in the UK.
Two of the Country's top schools reside in Malvern, one of the worlds leading companies in the field of particle technology is based there as is a leading defence contractor and, as you can see here, even the sheep can read!

More tangled branches with a glimpse of the Malvern hills in the distance. Evesbatch is a tiny speck on the map in the Frome valley where a lot of top quality cider is produced.
Geographically, it is in Herefordshire but it has a Worcester postcode. (Just to save people e-mailing me)

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This was a beautiful crisp Winter morning scene with the frost just starting to melt and the sun filtering through the trees.

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Here, we are looking at the hills. Although they are visible for many miles around Malvern, they are still a surprise to visitors coming off the M5 and seeing them for the first time

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This tree has an agonised look about it which caught my eye.
It is a fairly faithful reproduction of the scene as many inhabitants of Malvern will testify but the shape of the tree leads people to think that it is simply a figment of my fevered imagination.
I have been reliably informed that the overhang has now been removed "for Health and Safety Reasons".
Will I do a painting of it now that it is Safe? Hmmmm...unlikely.
There is a rumour (ugly of course) that scaffolding is due to be delivered for the Worcestershire Beacon for Health and Safety Reasons.

Upton on Severn is the location of an annual Blues Festival which is growing in stature.

Oh, all right there's a bit of a Jazz Festival as well but, if you have visited the R&B Jones page on this site, you'll know where my loyalties lie.
Owing to the regularity with which it floods, it has been (only half jokingly ) proposed to change its name to "Upton under Severn."

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For some reason this is also in my skies section. There is a little bit of accidental religious symbolism in the telegraph pole in the foreground on the left which some viewers have picked up on and the puddles help to bring the sky down into the foreground to add depth to the picture.

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I worked in Malvern for twenty years and this is a selection of paintings of scenes in and around the area
Malvern (that's Malvern in Worcestershire in the UK) is famous for its hills and many visitors are awestruck by the views that they get from the top

This is Malvern Link Common looking towards the Nags Head on a sunny autumn day with the hills shrouded in low cloud.
The real pleasure with this painting was the backlight on the grassy bank in the foreground and getting the mist on the hills.

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This is another big sky, in this case a morning sky.
Note how the addition of a few birds adds a sense of airiness to the sky. (These should always be an odd number - don't ask me why but it's a rule that does seem to hold good - usually I add three but I was feeling generous here....

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This is a refugee from the Skies gallery, can't think why.

A low mist hung over the fields and added to the atmosphere. The sky was almost too dramatic to be believable.

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This striking sky was seen from the garden of the Anchor Inn at Welland in Worcestershire during a quiz night barbecue.
Of course I had my camera with me and this painting was the result.