Castle Rigg

Five thousand years of history, and the Lake District fells behind it

Castlerigg Stone Circle is one of the oldest and most atmospheric prehistoric sites in Britain - a ring of ancient stones set on a natural plateau near Keswick, with the Lake District fells rising on every side. This painting places the stones in the foreground where they belong, solid and unhurried and utterly indifferent to the centuries, while behind them the mountains rise snow-capped against a light, airy sky of soft clouds and open space.

It is a painting of two kinds of grandeur - the human and the geological, the ancient and the eternal - and the contrast between the stones below and the mountains above gives the composition a quiet power that is hard to put into words and immediately felt. Inspired by a trip to the Lake District, and painted in watercolour on archival cotton paper, it captures the particular luminosity of a bright Cumbrian day with the lightness this medium does so beautifully. Presented in a white bevelled edge frame, it arrives ready to hang.

About this original artwork

• One of a kind - this is a unique, original painting. Once it's gone, it's gone
• Depicts Castlerigg Stone Circle in the foreground with snow-capped Lake District fells behind - a light, airy sky above
• Inspired by a trip to the Lake District
• Presented in a white bevelled edge frame - ready to hang
• Medium: Watercolour on archival cotton paper
• Size: 5.9 x 9.1 inches (15 x 23 cm), framed 24.5 x 32.5 cm
• Signed by the artist
• Supplied with a Certificate of Authenticity

Collecting original art

Owning an original painting means owning something no one else in the world has. This piece was painted entirely by hand by Marta Stolarska - every ancient stone and snow-dusted peak observed with care. It arrives framed and ready to treasure.

Ancient stones, snow-capped fells, and a bright Cumbrian sky - a painting that holds five thousand years of history in a single view.