I am very busy working away behind the scenes on a couple of new and exciting projects, both of which involve a who new series of paintings, one of Lake District landscapes and the other of more local images to me here in Teesdale. Just the other day I completed…
Friday 4th December 2015 It was a day away from the studio, the first in what seemed likes ages, but with a bit of planning I was able to combine several jobs into one trip and I timed it just right. First task was to deliver a framed photograph of…
A recent period of high pressure over the country has given us a rather warm and settled period of autumnal weather recently. The colours of the foliage on the trees has been the best for many a year and this has been mixed with some days of mists which really…
This a short descriptive blog of our route and photographs taken today- 20th October 2015. Hopefully you will find it useful if you plan a visit. Start at Bowless Visitor Centre Car park on the B6277 Middleton in Teesdale to Alston Road just past Newbiggin. The bonus to living here…
Date: 13th October 2015 It was with some frustration that whilst completing the sketches for the fell Yoke last weekend that I realised that the reference photograph for the view of Rainsbarrow Crag (Yoke 10) was totally wrong. How I made this basic error can perhaps only be explained in…
This is a follow up to my recent blog post about the rare Alpine Catchfly. If you haven’t read it then perhaps do take a look there first at a previous blog post from last week which gives a background account to this challenge: An Alpine Adventure Date: 15th July…
Date: 9th July 2015 Location: Whinlatter, The North Western Lake District. It has been some time since I ticked off the last required reference for my Wainwrights in Colour project, well that is those ones where I needed to see the actual view that Wainwright used in the Pictorial Guides.…
With an appointment in Keswick arranged for mid-morning on Wednesday I planned to use the full day to enjoy the predicted decent weather forecast. So an early rise was called for and it was just before 4am as we headed west along the A66. The clear frosty morning wasn’t to…
As you will have seen, my time has been limited for getting out and about recently. This is frustrating for me as I realise that there have been some great days over the winter months here in Teesdale and further afield. My priority has been to stay in the studio…
With the pressure now on to complete the Wainwrights in Colour Project my time is limited for days out on the fells. However, the offer to get a walk in with a friend and visit Kentmere on Friday was too good to pass by. The conditions on the fells recently…
