This is my favourite view in Northumberland and everything about it is dramatic. The castle has practically been destroyed over time, it is just a shell. The siting of it is probably the most dramatic in the UK along the rugged north east coastline with black jagged rocks lining the shore. It is raised up on a hill and on the north side (out of view for this painting) are high jagged cliffs that drop into the ocean, (this is worth a second painting). I like the rolling wave on the right and there will be plenty of full bodied clouds as I am quite partial to a full bodied cloud. I can already see a painting in this view, I know I have avoided the cliched postcard with castle.
Dunstanburgh Castle, Northumberland. Day 1