In this painting the artist appears to have taken the Dutch-inspired approach of John Crome and other artists of the Norwich school as his model. No doubt following John Constable’s example, he has tempered this by adopting the practice of painting in the open air, as evidenced by William Sandby in his account of the Royal Academy. Sandby remarked that 'In all his works there is a thoroughly English character in the scenery and a natural truthfulness derived from his practice of painting the scenes he depicts in the open air as he sees them before him'. Perhaps this painting lacks the breadth and vigour of Constable, which makes the effect of showery weather more scenic than scientific, but in this painting Creswick allows us to enjoy the quiet beauties of an English common.