Fairy Call Beck of course!
Do you believe in fairies? When I was a lad I was always told that the fairies lived "at the bottom of the garden." There were lots of different fairies. How about the 'Tooth Fairy'. Did one of those visit your house when you were young? They used to leave a silver sixpence when I was a kid but suspect they have been subject to inflation as much as the rest of us. Of course not all fairies were so kind - some were quite mischievous even spiteful, so better not to upset them. Now there might be some at the bottom of your garden but I reckon a lot of them live in places like this - Fairy Call Beck. Isn't that a wonderful name? It certainly conjured up happy childhood memories for me. And best of all it's a real place situated in the North Yorks Moors National Park. When we visited, the foxgloves were putting on their bi-annual spectacular. I didn't make any sketches or take any photos but the scene stayed in my memory and I painted this several days later at home in my studio. The scene became a bit more fanciful and more colourful than the reality so I think the fairies must have influenced the painting that day. Perhaps if you listen carefully you might even hear them calling!
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