Castles · 2026

“A Beautiful Day at Windsor Castle”

Windsor Castle under a clear sky — the Round Tower on its motte and the long line of walls and towers rising above the park.

Details

TitleA Beautiful Day at Windsor Castle

PlaceWindsor, England

Year2026

CategoryCastles

Dimensions29.7 × 21 cm (A4)

TechniqueInk and Watercolor on Clairefontaine paper

Palette of the work

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The subject

Windsor, on a Fine Day

The same great castle at Windsor, but now under open sky — a bright, easy day along the battlements, the sunny counterpart to its stormier companion.

Windsor has been home to the English crown for more than nine centuries, the largest and oldest occupied castle on earth, rising above the Thames and the little town at its gates. From the Long Walk the Round Tower floats over the trees.

Here I wanted none of the drama of weather — just the pleasure of the place on a clear day, the stone warm and the flags out.

The colour opens up: a bright sky, light on the towers, green below.

Where: Windsor, Berkshire
Oldest: inhabited castle in the world
Royal home: 900+ years
Feature: the Round Tower
Mood: a clear day

Windsor Castle seen at the far end of the Long Walk under a bright blue sky — Windsor Castle at the end of the Long Walk, on a clear day.Photo: Ввласенко — CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The great Round Tower of Windsor Castle rising above the Moat Garden — The Round Tower above the Moat Garden — the keep at the heart of the castle.Photo: APK — CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Its stormy twin holds its breath; this one simply enjoys the weather.

Ink for the towers and battlements, bright open washes for the sky and the sunlit stone.

Together the two Windsors are a small study in mood — the same castle, two different afternoons.

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