Art Notes
A gate is an invitation to explore! I spotted this gate while driving through a tiny Cotswold village, having just painted McKenna’s Cottage. I knew at once I must record the gate in paint, yet since daylight was escaping, I quickly snapped a few reference photos and vowed to recreate the gate in my studio. Funny enough, while taking photographs of the gate, I had become distracted by a man tending to a burning pile of leaves and never even attempted to see what lay up the road. So now, your guess is as good as mine!
Title The Autumn Gate
Painted 1991
Published 1991
Style Chiaroscuro
Classification Thomas Kinkade Original
Subject Location Cotswold, England
Collection Autumn Gate