'Bodiam Castle from Sedlescombe Vineyard at Dusk' by Sonia Finch Hoodie

Early 2019 when I was researching vineyards in the South East of England, I came across an organic wine-maker in East Sussex. As you may know, I have made it my mission the last few years to paint the national trusts too... So you can imagine my delight to find that my two favourite topics for landscapes at this time could be found within one painting. I had thought to capture the vineyard at dawn, but when I started doing my sketches, I felt only a magnificent sunset would truly do this topic justice and give the advantage of working with extraordinary reflections and dramatic skies. The site retains an almost fifth dimensional theme with it's sumptuous colours and textures. Thank you so much to the Balmer family for being so kind...