Statement of Intent: Downs Simon Street Landscape, 19th May 2022 The subject of my portfolio is the chalk Downs running from Salisbury Plain through to the South Downs. My intent is to capture their stark escarpments and summit plateaux, topped by dramatic skies. I have sometimes drawn-out the Down’s contours and textures with sun-spots and farm tracks. In others, I have drawn-out the rhythm created by multiple combes, trees or clouds. The vista of wide Downs, I felt, was better communicated by a panorama aspect, helped by a moodier tonality. The solitude on the Downs engendered very different emotions. I hope the drama in a few images creates a sense of peace or trepidation, as they did for me.
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