Holidays and Birthday over, time to get back to work. Amazing to think that 35 years ago today (5th January 1988) was my first day as a civilian after leaving the RAF Regiment. I had plans that from that day I would be a full time professional artist. The intervening…
A relatively easy walk over the Outlying Fells close to the town of Cockermouth. On Location: 11th April 2022 Parking: A layby at the junction of the Higham road on the Embleton road out of Cockermouth has room for several cars. GR: NY1363 3124 Summary: I had to make a…
A selection of photographic images taken by Andy in the month of January 2022 We were lucky enough to see the New Year in up in Scotland with some good friends. On the return home a stop off in Edinburgh extended the break before we headed home to Teesdale. In…
A new film now on my You Tube channel. Watercolour Chart for beginners This new film may be of interest to anyone who is either new to watercolour painting or just struggles to get clean, fresh colours in their paintings. I take a step by step approach to making one…
A chance to re-learn old skills. Over the summer months whilst attending the many shows and events I have had time to reflect on my skills as an artist. Ideas and inspiration has never been something that I have been short of, in fact one of my big problems is…
A simple circular route over this Wainwright Outlying fell On Location: 16th August 2021 Parking: A good free car park in Mitredale near the banks of the river. GR: NY146 011 Route map: click on the arrow to play the route. Route available as various formats for free by clicking…
The Best of June 2021. Summer is really here. Apologies for the delay in posting this blog but recent weeks have been hectic. Behind the scenes we have been really busy preparing for a season of summer shows and events. Sadly this meant that my trips out have been curtailed…
The Best of May 2021. The tail end of Spring. May can normally bring a spell of dry settled, warmer weather. Not so much in 2021. It was one of the wettest Mays on record across the country and it certainly wasn’t warm. In fact, we had some snow showers…
What’s in the box? A look at my sketching paintbox. Those that have been watching my Youtube videos or other social media posts may have spotted me using a small and compact painting kit whilst out and about. So, What’s in the box? This is my sketching paintbox. Several viewers…
A visit to the waterfalls of Low Force on the river Tees. On Location: 29th April 2021 Photographic location: Low Force Teesdale. This outing to these fine waterfalls requires a short distance of easy walking. Low Force Teesdale is a popular location for visitors and photographers. Here I show just…
