Mount Brandon from the Conor Pass

The midges (flies) were a menace and got into the paint and itched and got everywhere. The land had been mist laden all week, and now the sudden burst of sunshine gave a great contrast in all the colours of autumn. I had to finish the mountain shadows back in the studio - I wanted the shadow shapes on the mountain as they were when I first caught sight of the view - they changed dramatically as you can imagine.