New project underway. The Lakeland 365
The observant amongst you may have noticed a new feature on this website’s front page, The Lakeland 365. This is a new project which I have recently embarked upon. This is no way as big or intense as The Wainwrights in Colour but it does have some connection. This is a list of all of the Lakeland Fells which Wainwright either wrote about in his guidebooks or just considered when he was putting together his ideas for the Pictorial Guides.
The project will detail all of these fells in either sketches, photographs, walks and films. It will take some time to upload all of the fells especially as I have yet to visit some of them but that will not be much of a chore. Do take time to have a look at the new Lakeland 365 website and if it is something that you are interested in then do subscribe to that site. I try to upload at least one fell a day and by subscribing you will get updates through your email system.
Do let me know what you think of the new project and website. It is work in progress and I am happy to take on board suggestions to improve the idea.
Andy Beck-
Having been a professional artist since leaving the Royal Air Force Regiment in 1988 Andy Beck has now become well known for his recent major project- The Wainwrights in Colour which has seen him exploring the Lakeland Fells to capture all the scenes in Wainwright’s Pictorial guides. Up until early 2013 Andy ran The Teesdale Gallery in the heart of Barnard Castle, County Durham which he did for 20 years. Reluctantly he had to close the gallery so that he could concentrate his efforts on completing the project. This has given him the freedom to paint at home in his studio or go out gathering references for his work. Andy lives in Teesdale in the north Pennines of England.
