A river runs through it (54)

This scene is from a photo I took while on a hike with my cousins in Grindleford. It was a lovely crisp autumn day and the colours of the leaves on the trees were stunning.

I decided to do this painting in oils but it took me a long time to get it right and I nearly gave up on it at one point. I’m glad I didn’t though because I feel it captures the light and mood of an English forest in the autumn.