Friday Farm Favorites
Bibury Beans, 30″x 30″ mixed media (oil and ink) on canvas
by Katherine Dove
For those of you who follow this blog, you may remember that one of my favorite places to visit is the Cotswolds. The Cotswolds is an area in south central England that’s about an hour and a half west of London. It includes the counties of Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire, Somerset, Warwickshire, Wiltshire, and Worcestershire. The Cotswolds is a place of outstanding beauty with its rolling hills, grasslands, rural landscapes, stone-built villages, historical towns, and stately homes and gardens. It’s absolutely one of the loveliest places.
Last July, Farmguy and I were visiting Stow-on-the-Wold, a charming market town in the Cotswolds, when we discovered a new art gallery featuring a number of local artists. We fell in love with this painting by Katherine Dove called, Bibury Beans. It depicts the village of Bibury, often referred to as the most beautiful village in England with its thatched roof cottages.
Katherine Dove’s mixed media painting is one of vivid color and fabulous texture. I’m not sure if it’s visible in the photograph, but Ms. Dove’s use of oil and ink lends a 3-D effect to the entire landscape. I really LOVE it! I hope you enjoy it as much as I do!
Have a wonderful weekend!
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fourth generation farmgirl 
nice. did you have it shipped home?
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Yes, we did. The gallery was very helpful. It arrived in perfect condition. Thank you, Jim.
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How lovely it is as well as the areas you describe. Not being from England I am not familiar with them and so appreciate your tour of this amazing area 😦
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I’m so happy you enjoyed the post. Thank you for visiting. 🙂
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Beautiful Tonya! xo
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Thanks so much, Cheryl. 🌻
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xx
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Love the painting and loved Stow-On-The-Wold.
You’re right, it is a place of imeasurable beauty and this painting captures it in a very simple way.
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Thank you, George. I had an immediate reaction to the painting. I’ve visited Bibury a number of times, and the artist truly captured its beauty and charm. And, Stow-on-the-Wold is the best town. We usually rent a cottage nearby when we visit. 🙂
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Very fine piece of art! I was noticing the vividness of colors that conveys merriment and the bustling foliage that conveys prosperity! The intricate net of leaves and the sky shining through them tells of the precision and dexterity with which it has been painted! Absolutely lovely piece!:)
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I’m so glad you like it!! Thank you! 🙂 🌻
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I do love it Tonya!!
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😊 Thanks, Kathryn.
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It i a gorgeous picture. The Cotswolds is such an outstanding area 🙂
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Thank you very much, Judy. I agree about the Cotswolds. The area offers so much…such a treasure! 🙂
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It is so beautiful 🙂
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😊
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A lovely picture – the honey colour of the cotswold stone just shines through!
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I love that honey-colored stone. It’s so warm and beautiful. Many thanks, Osyth. 🙂
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De rien 😊
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Well yes, of course, it’s just lovely 🙂
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Thank you, Joey. 🙂
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Really beautiful…and yes…you can get that 3-D feel from it.
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Many thanks! 🙂
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