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…
Layers of Fells- A “Guess the fell” Special As many of you will know, we have been really busy recently at a variety of shows and events across the north of England. It has been great to meet many of you who follow me either through this website or via…
The new Teesdale 2022 Calendar by Andy Beck is now in stock. Update 22nd December 2021: The Calendar is now SOLD OUT! Many thanks to everyone who purchased a copy. Once again Andy has produced a calendar of his recent photographs taken around his “local patch” of Teesdale. This year…
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…
Almost like “Andy Beck Images On Tour” 2020 was a very difficult year for us business-wise. All shows, talks and events were cancelled and small companies like mine fell through the government assistance net. No furlough or grants for us, we just had to live with it. There were many…
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…
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. Several viewers have asked me about it. So in response to that I have just posted…
The Best of April 2021. The seasons are changing. April was a very odd month weather wise. With the longer days it could be expected that the cold winter weather was behind us. Not a bit of it. Many of the nights came crisp and clear with hard frosts. We…
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…
