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| Birseck castle, watercolour |
This castle lies on a small hill just outside Arlesheim, Switzerland and has always been shut when we were in the area in previous decades.
It's part of the attractive view from my parents' house on the opposite side of the valley, and this April, we finally managed to visit the castle when it was open.
It is mainly a ruin with a small chapel and one sparsely furnished room, which opens to views towards the dome of Arlesheim and further into the valley. The tower is only accessible half way.
It took us an hour to walk there in beautiful sunshine, but as soon as we arrived at the castle, the weather turned to rain and we took considerably less time to march back home soaked to the bones!
I think I have painted this castle in the past in summer foliage, while this time of year, the trees haven't grown their new leaves yet. I tried different mark making to get the textures for the trees and kept the colours autumnal.
