We had a quick trip out yesterday, down the side of Ullswater and over Kirkstone Pass. It made a nice change to get out with the camera, I could almost remember how to use it 😉
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Tag: cumbria
…and in reflection
It feels like a while since I’ve managed to paint anything so I decided that I should practice a little, I wasn’t wanting to paint anything overly complicated on in depth but just wanted to get some paint down and break a little creative mind block 😉 The easiest solution I came up with was to gather a load of reference images together and pick one at random then have a go at it. So, I ended up with Crummock water and some reflections to attempt…
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A quick pen and ink of Castlerigg Stone Circle, or at least a few stones from the circle 😉
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We managed to get a few days away in the caravan and I even managed to take a photograph or two…. First of all there was the river that became rather excitable after some heavy rain – The next day we popped down to the south west of the county and stopped near Ennerdale as the rays were looking good – Then we stopped near Muncaster castle for a quick snap – Then we popped into Gosforth to look at the Gosforth Cross – A day…
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After the smaller study a week or so ago I attempted a larger version in watercolour, this one is 66 x 22.5cm. I’m still pondering and dithering as to whether this is the final version or whether it should be in oils 😉 Actually, I quite like the left hand wall so maybe I won’t try again. There’s a larger version here.
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