Tuesday 28 June 2016

Croft Castle

Another National Trust visit, this time to Croft Castle and Parkland.  







although it is a Castle, inside it is very homey



In this room, all these designs are individually hand painted, so no two are exactly the same...



 





 




Inner Courtyard seen from one of the rooms
 




Then outside, it was nice to have a wander




the parkland was lovely,
with a very quaint building








Then, of course, I stopped for lunch

 

 and did some sketching








 





 ~ Another place for the return to list ~



12 comments:

Marie Smith said...

I can imagine that place full of life, the hustle and bustle of servants meeting the needs of the gentry.

The workmanship is beautiful. Thanks for taking me along again, Ann.

Christine said...

nice sketches, thanks for the tour, nice to see the inside of the castle!

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes, it would be easy to imagine that life there. The Trust set out rooms so well it sort of transports you back in time :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Christine, it was nice doing the sketching. I added watercolour later, but having been there actually sketching the place, it helped a lot.

robin cox walsh said...

I like your sketches better than the real thing! :)

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Robin, it has been good to sketch at these places rather than from photographs :)

Eileen H said...

Yes it is very homely and what a wonderful building. Your sketches are lovely.

ann @ studiohyde said...

It really surprised me, because from the outside it looked quite a stark cold place, never thought it would be furnished as it was.

RaineyDewey said...

Ann, loved the tour and your sketches! As usual your wonderful freedom in watercolor sketching inspiring! Thanks.
Rainey

ann @ studiohyde said...

Thanks Rainey, it's always nice to sketch 'en plein air' but sometimes 'challenging' depending on where you are, lol - Glad you like my sketches.

Judy said...

I love the handpainted decoration, amazing! The shadows look painted too. Can't wait for your blogpost about the lake.

ann @ studiohyde said...

Yes the shadows were painted - must have taken hours of work!