Dappled light, Crowden weir

I was painting with artist friends for the day in the beautiful Peak District and it was a really hot day. I'm not very good standing out in the full sun so I headed to paint by the water, it was lovely and shaded and some families climbed down the bank to the water to splash about and cool themselves. I'm so pleased I managed to get the two girls in because I think they're a nice spot of colour and also give a sense of the impressive scale of the river, otherwise you might think it was just a little stream.