spooky dorset

It´s Halloween, time to sit round the fire and tell a little ghost story..

Full Moon

at Hengistbury Head

As the full moon rose, furious waves crashed on the shore and mournful gulls cried, Tom Landy shivered at the edge of the winding path, waiting impatiently for his beloved. The sound of hooves startled him as the black stallion approached, wild mane flying. In terror, Tom heard a familiar voice scream above the storm. The horse thundered towards him. the horseman cloaked in black, eyes burning. Tom saw his lady lying pale and motionless behind the ghostly rider,and his voice joined hers in a scream that can be still be heard by any soul brave enough to wait by the footpath at Hengistbury Head tonight.

The energy at Hengistbury Head, the power of the wind and the waves invigorates and inspires me to paint this beautiful headland. But I'm not going up there tonight..

Would you?

Marja Brown

www,marjabrown.com

Visit my gallery instead for 20% discount on small canvases and prints.

Corfe Castle by Moonlight

Swirling misty tendrils creep around the ruins as darkness fell on a cold October night. Locals speak in hushed voices of strange sounds, eerie sightings, flickering lights moving across the ramparts. Nobody goes up there after dark. The inconsolable sobbing of weeping child can be heard from a long abandoned cottage at the foot of the hill. But it is the white lady who strikes terror into the hearts of those unfortunate souls who catch a glimpse of her headless form. They are left shaking, frozen with fear until she fades into the void from whence she came.

Corfe Castle awakens my senses, and my paintbrush to a time long past. Mystery, magic, moonlight. Quite spectacular. Never seen a ghost though, have you?

Marja Brown

www.marjabrown.com

PS You won´t find ghosts on my website, only 20% discount on all small canvases and quality prints.

Tree at the Crossroads

One late October afternoon, Lily Crumpler set off down the lane with a basket of eggs for her grandmother. Her anxious mother bade her farewell and begged her to go carefully past the Tree. Many travellers had walked that path and vanished without trace. The villagers say that as you pass The Tree, you hear voices whispering over and over: Left, Right, Straight Ahead? We will never know which path Lily chose. It is said that The Tree holds for all eternity all the unfortunate souls who chose the wrong path, and on a full moon, the ghost of poor Lily´s mother sits at the foot of The Tree and weeps.

Walking in the Dorset countryside one day, this beautiful tree called me to paint. Thankfully my car was parked just down the road so I didn´t have to make that decision!

Hope you´ll decide to visit my gallery for 20% discount on small canvases and quality prints.

Marja Brown

www.marjabrown.com

Born in Holland, I studied art at college and worked as a potter for 25 years before picking up the brush again. I am mostly self- taught through my love and enthusiasm of painting the world as I see it, in all its splendour. I am predominantly a land and seascape artist, but I have a thing about poppies too. These contradictory flowers look so fragile, but they carry such a strong message of hope. The beautiful countryside here in Dorset offers unlimited potential to express my love for painting landscapes and seascapes and gives me the opportunity to work with many different colours. and styles. When I paint, I lose myself in each painting, large or small, and I hope my work will bring you as much joy as I found in painting them. Paintings will be sent within 3 days of orders received.

Be well dear friends.

Marja Brown I Sent from my iPhone