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£11.47
Regular price £14.47
FX Schmid is a Ravensburger company
There is so much to love about this beautifully painted scene. A gleaming red Jaguar XK140 has pulled up outside the Rigby Blacksmith forge, a horse is being shod, chickens are wandering across the lane, and a couple on horseback are clip-clopping past a gorgeous thatched cottage with a church tower just visible through the trees. It is quintessential English village life, and every inch of it is packed with charm.
Kevin Walsh has a real gift for capturing that golden, unhurried feeling of a bygone British afternoon, and this painting is one of his finest. The warm afternoon light, the lush green trees, and all those little details — the border collie, the geese, the swallows overhead — make this a genuinely rewarding puzzle to build. You will keep spotting things you missed.
With a good mix of colour variety, architectural detail, foliage, and open sky, this one sits nicely in the middle ground for difficulty — satisfying without being punishing. A brilliant choice for fans of classic British countryside scenes.
