West Loups’s Abandoned Farmstead

West Loups's ruined farmstead, Cothersone Moor, Teesdale

A simple there and back walk to West Loups’s Abandoned Farmstead on Cotherstone Moor near Bowes in Teesdale, Co. Durham. Please note that West Loups’s is on an active Army Firing Range. Access is prohibited (for your own safety) when the Red Warning Flags or Lights are flying. On Location:…

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New Year Challenge

Andy Beck new sketchbooks

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…

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Pop Up Shop Prize Winner

Pop up shop prize

During the four weeks of the pop up shop we ran a draw to win a large photographic print of Upper Teesdale. This image of mine has proven to be very popular, both as a print and also as a greeting card. Anyone who subscribed to this website over that…

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2023 Calendar NOW AVAILABLE

Andy Beck Images Teesdale Calendar 2023

The Andy Beck Images calendar for 2023 is now available. As we reach the later part of 2022 it’s time to launch the new calendar for 2023. As with his previous popular calendars Andy has selected a range of images taken around his local area of Teesdale to feature. All…

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New Greeting Cards added to the range

New greeting cards June 2022

As Father’s Day is fast approaching (19th June) here is a relevant post. We have just added 5 new greeting cards to our range of 5″ x7″ cards. These images have proven very popular at recent shows and events so we have now included them to the selection of cards.…

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The Best of May 2022

Swaledale tup portrait, Tan Hill Show 2022

A selection of images from the camera of Andy Beck taken during the month of May 2022. With the show season now upon us my chances of getting out and taking photographs and sketching is rather limited. May was spent building up a stock of products for these shows. I…

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The Best of April 2022

Forest in Teesdale at Springtime

A selection of photographic images taken by Andy in the month of April 2022 Spring certainly arrived this month.The grass began to grow and the flowers burst into life. Swallows arrived back from their winter away and they began to refurbish their nests. We don’t travel quite as far as…

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