Chepstow the great tower from the castle grounds

Inside the walls - the great tower seen from within

Where its companion painting views Chepstow Castle from outside - from the cliffs and the River Wye - this watercolour steps through the gates and into the castle grounds themselves. From here, the great tower takes on a different character entirely. You are no longer looking up at it from a distance; you are standing within the walls that have enclosed this space since 1067, and the tower rises above you with an immediacy and scale that no exterior view can quite convey.

It is a painting about the experience of being inside a great medieval fortress - the stone, the sky framed by ancient walls, and the particular atmosphere of a place where history is not behind glass but all around you. Painted in watercolour on archival cotton paper, it captures the texture and light of the castle grounds with the luminosity this medium does so beautifully.

About this original artwork

• One of a kind - this is a unique, original painting. Once it's gone, it's gone
• Depicts Chepstow Castle's great tower viewed from within the castle grounds - Monmouthshire, Wales
• A companion piece to Chepstow the Great Tower with Cliffs - the same castle, a completely different perspective
• Medium: Watercolour on archival watercolour cotton paper, 640gsm
• Size: 8.5 x 12 inches (21 x 30 cm)
• Requires framing under glass - supplied unmounted, ready for a frame of your choice
• 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 observed, every shaft of light within the grounds considered with care. It arrives ready to frame and treasure.

Inside the walls of Britain's oldest stone castle - the great tower of Chepstow, seen from where history actually happened.