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Driven Grouse Shoot on the High Moors
The owner of a substantial sporting estate in Scotland recently commissioned me to paint a large oil. The picture was to show him shooting grouse against the dramatic backdrop of his high moor. I stayed a week at his river side lodge enjoying his generous hospitality, exploring the high moors and steeply wooded valleys of the estate, gathering ideas for the painting – does life get any better !?