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Bernie Millar
Have you ever noticed how the light can play tricks on your eyes? I sometimes think that the Slieve Foy Mountain range can look nearer to Rostrevor on some days than others.
I think that evening light can be illusive. It’s a time when it can flip between making the mountains feel near and far within minutes. This was painted at one of those magical times on the Rostrevor shore. I wanted to study and capture how this occurs.
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Title of Work
Evening Glow
Acrylic on canvas. ( 10” x 12”)
The Ross Monument is seen in the ‘distance’ and has connections to its ‘nearby’ village, Rostrevor. A smaller monument was erected in Kilbroney Parish Church by troops who had served with Ross at the Battle of Maida, Italy in 1806. Robert Ross was a key historical figure who was born in Rostrevor in 1766. As a major general (1812) he directed the burning of the United States Capitol and the White House as retaliation for destructive American raids into Canada. He died 2 years later at the Battle of Northpoint, Maryland. The Monument, a 100 foot granite obelisk, was cleared of bramble and restored in 2008 by Newry and Mourne District Council. It was first erected in 1826 "on a hill within view of his heartbroken widow’s home", according to a 2013 report.
