Bamburgh Castle painting, a seascape felt painting made from merino wool and mixed fibres, depicting a beautiful view of Bamburgh Castle from Holy Island, Northumberland.
MEDIUM: Original felt landscape artwork using merino wool and mixed fibres
STYLE: Northumberland felt landscape
LOCATION: Holy Island, Northumberland
SUBJECT: Bamburgh Castle art / Northumberland coastline view
We crossed the causeway to visit Holy Island. Excited to be there, we wandered around in the beautiful sunshine, taking in all the sights the island had to offer. If you go, don’t miss the walled garden near Lindisfarne Castle, it’s well worth a visit.
At the Lookout Tower, we discovered this beautiful view across the water towards Bamburgh Castle. The sea was so calm and blue, with the sand dunes just visible above the water.
I love that Bamburgh Castle can be seen from so many beautiful viewpoints around Northumberland. It is such an iconic part of the landscape and one of my favourite Northumbrian landmarks.
I called this artwork “Blue For You” because blue is the main colour in the painting. As a family, we love Northumberland and look forward to revisiting this beautiful part of the country one day.
Holy Island is the place to be,
At times it’s totally surrounded by sea.
The causeway timings are so vital,
To be sure of your arrival.
Looking across the sea to shore,
Bamburgh Castle stands proud once more.
An iconic scene, visible from all around,
This Northumbrian landmark, majestic, renowned.
The sea was so flat, calm and blue,
With sand dunes visible above the water too.
A beautiful Northumbrian scene,
A place to revisit – always keen.
TITLE: Blue For You
ORIGINAL SIZE: 30cm (H) x 30cm (W)
MOUNTED SIZE: 45.5cm (H) x 45.5cm (W)
The final felt landscape painting is attached to a piece of acid-free mount board and mounted ready for you to take to a framer to choose the frame.
Colours may vary slightly from the photographed work.
I can arrange for the artwork to be framed (UK only) and posted out to you. Please choose from the two options available.
Framing times will vary depending on how busy my framer is at the time.
Colours may vary slightly from the photographed work.
Drawing on my degree in Fine Art, I use merino wool in lots of different colours, much as you would use tubes of paint, and lay out the loose fibres of different coloured wool onto my base, as you would paint onto canvas.
Once the design is complete, the loose fibres are bonded together using the wet felting technique to turn the wool painting into a single piece of felt. Hot soapy water and friction cause the wool fibres to bind together. The hot water opens up the wool’s scales, while rubbing and rolling encourage the fibres to interlock.
During this process, the wool shrinks by approximately 15–20%, resulting in one strong piece of felt material.
Once the felted picture is dry, I use needle felting to add detail and sharpen some of the features within the landscape.
The finished felt artwork is then attached to a piece of acid-free mount board and mounted as shown, ready for you to take to a framer if you have chosen the unframed option.
Click here to read more about the felt-making process.
Your original artwork will be carefully packaged with card and bubble wrap to ensure it arrives safely.
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