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Standing Stone Circle in Avebury - Ancient Britain Art Print
by Mark Tisdale
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Standing Stone Circle in Avebury - Ancient Britain art print by Mark Tisdale. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Avebury Stone Circle is one of those places that I would visit again and again if I were nearby. Having been twice, I'm still fascinated by the site... more
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Avebury Stone Circle is one of those places that I would visit again and again if I were nearby. Having been twice, I'm still fascinated by the site and admit that I had barely heard of it before my first visit to England a decade ago. Stonehenge may be more famous, but Avebury is actually a larger and older stone circle. In fact, Avebury is supposed to be among the largest stone circles in Europe.
For a sense of scale, the site was surrounded by an earthen mound and ditch. If you look on the horizon, those are people walking along the top of the mound! It's not just the standing stones that were on a large scale. The whole site obviously was very important to its long, long ago builders.
And I've said it often, but that's what wanders through my brain most when I'm standing there. I constantly want to reach out and understand the people who built this place. We have lots of wonderful theories about the lives of these people through some great archaeological work but...
About Mark Tisdale
Life is full of happy surprises. After just over a decade working in the 9 to 5 cube world, I threw caution to the wind to follow my dreams of being a full time visual artist. That was five years ago! Is it easy? No, but something truly worthwhile is rarely simple. My body of work is wide ranging from photographic scenes of far away places, more near and dear locations, and more fanciful artwork. It's all crafted with a heartfelt love for finding the beauty in little captured moments. My artwork also hangs on walls near and far from private homes to businesses who have chosen to decorate with my art. Whether you've purchased one piece or a house full or you simply admire and share with your friends, your patronage of my art is...
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