Oil paintings capture rural life in Lincolnshire

An exhibition of oil paintings depicting rural life in Lincolnshire has gone on display.

The paintings, by Robin Wheeldon who grew up in Heighington near Lincoln, capture the county's agricultural and industrial heritage, and are on show at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life.

Visitor experience manager Steve Dunk said: "He captures the Lincolnshire landscape and the communities who work it so poignantly."

The exhibition, titled called Beneath Big Skies, is open until Sunday 31 May.

Wheeldon was born in 1945 and grew up next to a working farm in Heighington.

His formative years watching work on the farm shaped a lifelong love of the Lincolnshire landscape which is reflected in his work.

The paintings study the landscape and show the evolution of the harvest, from horse-drawn binder to the steam-powered thresher and combine harvester.

Dunk said: "These stories of land, labour and legacy complement the incredible artefacts we have on display perfectly."

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