The unsold works. With all of the sketches for the 214 fells completed I have at last been able to frame up all of the work in the presentation format that I have used for all of the paintings. As you may well know, the majority of these works were…
Last night marked a significant milestone for The Wainwrights in Colour project as the final sketches of all 214 fells were framed, with Lank Rigg being the last. The completion of all 1500 sketches had occurred earlier, but the framing was delayed for final book touches. The artist experienced a quiet satisfaction rather than overt emotion, looking forward to the project’s culmination and customer reactions at the book launch in Kendal.
I can’t believe it- only six weeks to go until launch day for The Wainwrights in Colour Book. Orders for the book are coming in on a daily basis, thank you to all of you who have pre-ordered a copy. On Wednesday I took delivery of a pre-production copy,…
Making headlines. If you follow me on Facebook then you may already have seen some of the press coverage that I have been lucky enough to get for The Wainwrights in Colour and the imminent book launch. From walking magazines, newspapers and other media the various articles have really made the…
Keswick Mountain Festival- see you there! Behind the scenes for the last couple of weeks not only have I been busy with press interviews about the book launch but also with other events for the future. I can now reveal that I am honoured and excited to have been invited to…
On my Andy Beck Artist website there is now information on how to pre-order your copy of The Wainwrights in Colour book which is now due for official launch on the first weekend in May. Full details can be found here: Pre-order the book With the recent press coverage…
The finishing touches. Someone on social media asked me the other day if I was now going to have some time off after completing the mammoth task of The Wainwrights in Colour. Sadly this will not happen just yet, although all the sketches are done and the book is at…
The presses are rolling. Exciting news! After the delays of colour matching and other hiccups I am now really pleased to announce that the book is now on the presses. I had a day up at Elanders in North Shields yesterday and passed off the proofs to begin the process…
Book Launch postponed- important news. This is just a short blog post to explain that for reasons beyond my control I have reluctantly had to postpone the date for the book launch. The new date is the first weekend in May 2017 with the official launch evening (ticket only) on…
As the launch day for The Wainwrights in Colour book gets ever nearer I am up to me eyes in work regarding finalising the production and promotion of the work and needless to say it is both very stressful and exciting. I cannot thank you all enough for the reaction…
