OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog When the soft delicate washes

When the soft delicate washes have dried you can then use dry brush to apply the detail in the clump of seaweed

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

but what makes this place unique is the small taverna tucked into the northern end of the beach

My painting depicts a rather different view to many others

OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog When the soft delicate washesWatercolour 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