![]() ![]() Of all the images though the one below is perhaps the best and this is reflected in the interest that I have had in customers ordering copies. I took full advantage of their boldness and took loads of images. They had recently been clipped and they looked in fine condition. There were about 8 in total and they were cerainty very curious, it’s as if they thought that I was coming up to feed them. The biggest bonus for me today was a bunch of very inquisitive Swaledale tups. They are not meant as completed works, more as notes for colour and design. These sketches don’t take long, usually about 30 minutes or so. ![]() This subject has great potential for a future painting so I spent a short time producing a small watercolour sketch. My intention was to try and capture some good light on the impressive cairn that I know sits near the summit. I ascended on a good track that serves a couple of very remote farmsteads on the hillside, a break in the clouds looked promising. It wasn’t the best afternoon weatherwise but as I set of from near Keld the weather was warm and good for walking. It was a trip that proved to be very worthwhile. Fortunately it’s not far from home for me and it is nice to revisit locations that are close to hand. The intention was to spend the late afternoon on Kisdon, a hill that sits close to the hamlet of Keld at the top end of the dale. Original Pen and wash sketches for saleīack in mid August I had a plan to have a wander over in Swaledale to take in the landscape of the dales when the heather was in bloom and maybe do a bit of plein air sketching. ![]()
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