
I recently happened upon these rather homely images of the English countryside, colourful and imaginative. They seem in the same vein as John Nash and perhaps Stanley Spencer. The falling leaves in front of the Mill House, the stream and the pathway adds a certain timeless quality, slightly abstract and yet impressively lyrical. You can read more about this charming painter’s background at https://artuk.org/discover/artists/barnden-bruce-19252009

Mill near Midhurst
Worthing Museum and Art Gallery
Here the scene has become wintry and dominated with delectable petrol blue shades https://www.pinterest.co.uk/mzei/petrol-blue/

Abstract Leaves https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Bruce-Barnden/A19A99901EB239BB
