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“Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon”

Posted by admin on November 19th, 2010
'Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon', Acrylic & Pastel, 2009, 76 x 23 cm

'Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoo

“Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon”, Acrylic & Pastel, 2009, 76 x 23cm

I thought I’d use this painting today as my current blog is all about our latest visit to Ben Ledi.  I did this painting after our previous visit back in the spring of 2009.  On that occasion we not only walked Ben Ledi, but continued all the way over to its neighbour Benvane.  This is quite a big undertaking if you only have one car and have to get back to it at the end of the day.

The way follows a long undulating ridge of grass, crag and bog, which has to be retraced most of the way on the return.  That said though, we had a beautiful spring day of warm sun and mainly blue skies so the views and the colours were particularly fine.

We reached Benvane around mid afternoon and had the top completely to ourselves …indeed, after leaving Ben Ledi we saw only a couple of other people I seem to remember.  The bigger hills around still had quite a lot of snow on and so stood out impressively and even Ben Ledi still had a few patches clinging to the crags on its eastern side.

I was pleased with this little painting and it always brings back good memories of this long but wonderful day.  The painting is currently available at Scotlandart.com.

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Work of the Week: ‘ Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon’

Posted by admin on February 26th, 2010

'Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon', Acrylic & Pastel, 2009, 76 x 23 cm Ref:106

'Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon'

‘ Ben Ledi from Benvane, April afternoon’ , Acrylic & Pastel, 2009, 76 x 23 cm

It’s amazing how fast this last year has gone and despite the current snow and cold, spring really isn’t far around the corner. Last April we spent a long and tiring day walking the two hills of Ben Ledi and Benvane. There was still a few patches of snow high up but the day itself was clear and warm with bright sunshine and little if no cloud. The walk up Ben Ledi is by a big path and attracts a lot of walkers. Once down the other side and past the descent path, the long undulating ridge over to Benvane is far less frequented. We only met a couple of other walkers on the long haul over and by the time we reached the summit of Benvane in the mid afternoon, we had the place to ourselves. Big views indeed and brilliant colours. At this time of year though the days still aren’t that long and we had a very long trop back. We made it off the hill before dark but didn’t miss the thundery shower waiting to soak us a mile from the car!

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