OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog paper size - 65cm x

paper size - 65cm x 46cm

The estuary of the Afon Glaslyn at Porthmadog is arguably the best spot to view the southern aspect of Yr Wyddfa

It gave me one day to paint them (in watercolour not gloss) Luckily it was fine day and by the end of the afternoon I had completed the piece

and to the west is an area of woodland known as the Gwyllt

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OR694 Old road to Ogwen. Bannau Brycheiniog paper size - 65cm xWatercolour Image size : 55 x 35cmFramed size : 82 x 62cm Prior to Thomas Telford building his new turnpike road from London to the Irish ferries at Holyhead, this would have been the only way to travel along Dyffryn Ogwen. I can imagine the artist William Turner riding his pony towards the village of Capel Curig after a long day travelling and sketching. It is now a pleasant 3 to 4 mile walk along the valley until you get to Llyn Ogwen. When I set