Fountains Abbey art – an original felt landscape painting inspired by a beautiful summer view of Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire. Created by Yorkshire felt artist Janine Jacques, Buttercups At Fountains Abbey captures the historic abbey surrounded by a meadow of tall yellow buttercups waving in the sunshine.
MEDIUM: Original felt landscape artwork using merino wool, material and mixed fibres
STYLE: Yorkshire felt landscape art
LOCATION: Fountains Abbey, North Yorkshire
SUBJECT: Fountains Abbey art / North Yorkshire landscape
As a family we love visiting all the National Trust properties, but Fountains Abbey is a favourite.
Our kids love the wide open spaces, running around, climbing and generally having fun. We have been many times and have lots of lovely memories of Fountains Abbey. The ice cream is also very good!
I took a photo of this view in the summer when they had allowed the buttercups to grow tall into a wildflower meadow in front of the abbey. It was a spectacular view, with all the beautiful yellow flowers gleaming and waving in the sunshine.
I wanted to capture that feeling of a warm summer day at Fountains Abbey, with the historic stone of the abbey contrasting against the bright yellow meadow in the foreground.
Buttercups At Fountains Abbey is an original felt landscape artwork inspired by one of my favourite places to visit in North Yorkshire. The combination of the historic abbey, open countryside and bright summer meadow makes this a particularly joyful Yorkshire landscape.
Using coloured merino wool as my medium allows me to build up the landscape with layers of colour and texture, creating a soft, tactile interpretation of the view.
TITLE: Buttercups at Fountains Abbey
MEDIUM: Original felt landscape artwork using merino wool and mixed fibres
PRESENTATION: Professionally framed using acid-free double-thickness mountboard within a white wooden frame fitted with museum-quality glass (80% anti-reflective).
FRAMED SIZE: 49.5cm (H) x 49cm (W)
Each felt artwork is individually handmade, making every piece completely unique.
Please note: colours may vary slightly due to photography and screen differences.
Drawing on my degree in Fine Art, I use merino wool in lots of different colours (as you would tubes of paint) and lay out the loose fibres of different coloured wool onto my base (as you would paint on canvas).
Once finished, the next stage is to make these loose fibres of wool stick together using the ‘wet felting’ technique to make the wool painting into a piece of felt. You do this by adding hot soapy water and friction. The hot water opens up the wool’s scales and the friction (rubbing and rolling) binds them together. During this process the wool shrinks by about 15–20% and you end up with one piece of felt material.
Once the felted picture is dry, I needle felt into the piece to sharpen some of the details.
The final felt artwork is attached to acid-free mount board and mounted and framed.
Click here to read more about the felt-making process.
This original Fountains Abbey art would make a beautiful and unique gift for anyone who loves Yorkshire, the Yorkshire Dales, historic buildings, National Trust properties or the British countryside.
It could make a special birthday, wedding, anniversary or Christmas gift, or simply be a lovely piece of Yorkshire artwork to bring memories of Fountains Abbey into your own home.
UK: Your original artwork will be carefully packaged with card and bubble wrap to ensure it arrives safely and will be sent via Royal Mail Tracked 24, fully tracked, insured and signed for.
International: The artwork can be purchased unframed and shipped via Royal Mail / Parcel Force tracked and signed for international delivery. If you would like the artwork shipped framed, please contact me for a shipping quote.
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