The location of the landscape in this work is not specified. However the black lines and blue grey tones could refer to the sprawling dry stone walls that traverse West Yorkshire. These combine and contrast with vivid yellows which represent sunlight to form textures and abstract patterns that possibly hint at Blackburn’s background in textile design at the RCA.

‘David Blackburn: Works from the Studio Estate’ museum exhibition was at the Huddersfield Art Gallery, summer 2019.