Winter in Upper Teesdale

Upper Teesdale

On Location 11th February 2020 Winter in Upper Teesdale in the north pennines of England can be long and harsh. Sometimes though a covering of snow in conjunction with a bit of winter sun can make for some beautiful conditions. So it was on this day and with camera, dog…

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Buying direct

As some of you may know, photography is really the ‘second string to my bow” as far as income goes. Artwork is my main priority. However, with thanks to various platforms of social media such as Instagram, Twitter, Youtube and Facebook many of my followers see me as a photographer…

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Two blog posts in a row.

West Plantation Bowes

Yes, thats right, the second post in two days. My blog posts are a bit like buses, you wait for a while and two come along at once. Well, I’m not saying that this is the start of a new flush of posts but after the great response to yesterday’s…

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Another day, different weather

Winter conditions around Bowes Village. The one thing about living up here in the north pennines is that weatherwise hardly two days are the same. After my blog post of that bright winters dawn yesterday (The Early Bird) today was a different matter. We were greeted by a thick layer…

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A new day dawns

Holwick sunrise

A new day dawns. The time is just getting away from me, it must be something to do with getting older. I have been remiss in posting updates or blogs to my website for which I apologise. However, an early trip out to Holwick in Teesdale this morning (and the…

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The early bird….

There are many days where I could sit and type a decent short blog. The words may not be as important as the accompanying illustrations, whether artwork or photographs. But time just slips away. However, this morning was one of those days where I felt the need to put together…

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New ”Small sketches” page added.

Andy Beck sketch header

Behind the scenes I have not only been working on new projects but I have been spending time working on features of my websites. It has been hard to focus on what is important as I tend to get rather excited about new ideas, especially at the turning of a…

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