Painting of Wales. Roath Park, Cardiff (2009 / 19 )

Watercolour. Prints are available, size 1, 3 and 7. Click here

Opened in 1894, Roath park boasts what is probably the largest man-made lake within a city boundary. It took seven years to transform the marshy bog-land into Roath Park, donated to the Cardiff Corporation by the Marquis of Bute . There are rose and dahlia gardens, a sub-tropical greenhouse, and a playground to the left as you view this painting. The lighthouse was erected in tribute to Captain Scott, who set sail on his voyage to the Antarctic from Cardiff.