Short promo film for the book

 As you will perhaps know by now,  every copy of The Wainwrights in Colour book comes with a DVD with a 15 minute film of how I have produced the work for the whole project, taking just one fell as an example. I was lucky enough to get professional film…

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The unsold works

 With all of the sketches for the 214 fells completed I have at last been able to frame up all of the work in the presentation format that I have used for all of the paintings. As you may well know, the majority of these works were ordered at the…

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The 214 Completed

 Well after such a long time last night was rather special with regards to The Wainwrights in Colour project. It was the evening that I framed up the sketches for the very last of the 214 fells for the whole undertaking. Obviously the work on all of the 1500 sketches…

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Six weeks to go!

I can’t believe it- only six weeks to go until launch day for The Wainwrights in Colour Book. Orders for the book are coming in on a daily basis, thank you to all of you who have pre-ordered a copy. On Wednesday I took delivery of a pre-production copy, the…

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Making headlines

The Wainwrights in Colour press cuttings

 If you follow me on Facebook then you may already have seen some of the press coverage that I have been lucky enough to get for The Wainwrights in Colour and the imminent book launch. From walking magazines, newspapers and other media the various articles have really made the public aware…

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Keswick Mountain Festival- see you there!

Keswick Mountain Festival 2017

 Behind the scenes for the last couple of weeks not only have I been busy with press interviews about the book launch but also with other events for the future.  I can now reveal that I am honoured and excited to have been invited to be one of the guest…

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Pre-order The Wainwrights in Colour Book

Wainwrights in Colour Book

On my Andy Beck Artist website there is now information on how to pre-order your copy of The Wainwrights in Colour book which is now due for official launch on the first weekend in May. Full details can be found here: Pre-order the book With the recent press coverage orders…

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The finishing touches

Haycock, from The Wainwrights in Colour- framed

 Someone on social media asked me the other day if I was now going to have some time off after completing the mammoth task of The Wainwrights in Colour. Sadly this will not happen just yet, although all the sketches are done and the book is at the printers there…

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The presses are rolling

Fairfield. The Wainwrights in Colour book

 Exciting news! After the delays of colour matching and other hiccups I am now really pleased to announce that the book is now on the presses. I had a day up at Elanders in North Shields yesterday and passed off the proofs to begin the process to print the book.…

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Book Launch postponed- important news.

This is just a short blog post to explain that for reasons beyond my control I have reluctantly had to postpone the date for the book launch. The new date is the first weekend in May 2017 with the official launch evening (ticket only) on Friday the 5th (timings to…

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