News about the Wainwrights in Colour project.
A simple “there and back” route to visit the summit of Castle Crag in Borrowdale. The area described by Alfred Wainwright in his sixth Pictorial Guide- The North Western Fells. On Location: 19th September 2010 Parking: Limited parking in Grange village or Pay and Display at the National Trust car…
A long high level route around the Easedale valley near Grasmere. The area described by Alfred Wainwright in his third Pictorial Guide- The Central Fells. On Location: 14th September 2008 Wainwright Fells: Silver How, Blea Rigg, Calf Crag, Gibson Knott, Helm Crag Parking: Pay and display parking at Grasmere village…
Did you know that there was a free DVD with every copy of the Wainwrights in Colour Book? Check out the inside of the back cover, a 17 minute film with a background story behind Andy painting the Wainwrights. It is now also available to watch on YouTube.
Blencathra trig ring- now gone. Blencathra trig marker. Obviously when researching the references for The Wainwrights in Colour book I could only record the elements of the sketch as they were on my visit. As the whole project took ten years to complete there will have been changes to some…
Imitation=highest form of flattery. In the ten years of working on The Wainwrights in Colour and painting the Wainwrights I was concerned that someone would come along and try to steal my thunder by either copying my idea. In fact there was another artist who attempted to do so but…
What can I say….. Many thanks to all of you who voted in the recent BBC Countryfile Magazine Awards. Thanks to your support and votes I am proud and honoured to announce that today I was informed that The Wainwrights in Colour Book took the accolade ahead of some other…
Hardly a week goes by when I don’t receive an email asking if a favourite fell from the Wainwrights in Colour project is available for sale. This possibly arises from those people who have bought a copy of the book and not found the details on this website regarding the…
As best that I could I included details in The Wainwrights in Colour Book as to how I conceived the whole idea, worked out a system and then took ten years to complete the project from start to finish. Most importantly though the book was produced to feature all of the…
The story behind the sketches- No1 Rampsgill Head. As I am in the process of putting the finishing touches to the text for the Wainwrights in Colour Book (more news on that to be posted shortly), I often get frustrated that the limitations in the design of the book means that…
The long wait for winter. As I near the end of the Wainwrights in Colour project I work away in the studio by mostly completing the last of the sketches of the fells during the day and then, late into the evening fine tuning the book. After the set back…
