One of our fabulous volunteers suggested a trip to the location of the painting, which we were all very keen to do. Most of us had watched the inspirational documentary David Hockney: A Bigger Picture, Director Bruno Wollheim (Available at Amazon.co.uk - and at the Ferens shop) which left us feeling closer to the artist and the great Yorkshire landscape all around us - on our doorsteps in fact.
Not only did our volunteer take a reconnaissance mission to locate the exact location of the trees in question she also found the beautiful St James Heritage Centre and Rose Horsepool of the St James Warter Preservation Trust. Rose very kindly offered to take us the location of the trees and talk to us about the area.
Last week, we set off from Hull in a terrible rain storm, thinking - oh dear, what a rubbish day to spend outside, but soon the rain cleared and by the time we turned off at Market Weighton on the run up to Warter it was warm and light. The appraoch to Warter was a revelation! The hills, the colours, the patchwork of fields and in the distance the steeple of St James. No wonder David Hockney paints here, a more amazing place I have yet to find...
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