Cobblestone Lane I

It’s not quite true that the whole world has been mapped and explored. Artists know that there are worlds within, and they reward the explorer as much as the great world without. Through series like my well-known Lamplight Lane Collection, I’ve been exploring my own imaginative world. Where the mapmakers brought compass and sextant, I bring paint and canvas to record my discoveries.

I’ve found that there are many quaint pathways in my mind, leading me to pleasing vistas. Cobblestone Lane I, the newest of the country lanes that I intend to follow in a series, wends its way through a rustic village. The very unevenness of the cobbled path adds a sense of adventure that awakens all our senses – we hear birdsong, feel the bracing mist of morning, pluck a ripe apple to savor its sweet juice, smell the mingled scents, enjoy the play of sunlight and shade.

Cobblestone Lane I is lined with comfortable cottages that greet us like a procession of wise old friends; the stone tower of a Gothic church rises in the distance. The ancient cross at the heart of the village points out new destinations on Cobblestone Lane I.