News about the Wainwrights in Colour project.
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…
Pre-Christmas giveaway. I can only say that I am overwhelmed by the response to my last blog post about the Wainwrights in Colour Book launch here. I have spent many hours in the past week adding new names to the list of those who require a copy or copies of…
The date is set…… Final touches to the book are being made and the last couple of fells are having the ultimate sketches completed. I have made a date commitment and after liaising with the event location for the launch I can now announce that the publication for this long…
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…
Whilst researching information for my forthcoming book The Wainwrights in Colour I came across an interesting letter written by Wainwright on 8th November 1965*- yes, exactly fifty years ago today. In the letter he states a couple of interesting details which I thought I would share with you. Firstly, he…
