All paths lead to somewhere, eventually, and putting the habitual Horton narrative to one side for a moment, in the acclaimed contemporary landscape artist’s new piece, you can clearly see that this path leads to the door of a lilac coloured cottage, pitched smack, bang in the centre of Ruralville.

‘Beautiful Dark’ is the in-demand artist’s latest compositional release, and is one in his latest, ‘Love & Hope’ series which is launched this autumn.