Another Trip to the Lakes

At the Affordable Art Fair at Hampstead last weekend, I sold one of my paintings of Derwent Water in the Lake District, which I painted at Easter time.

Catbells from Friar's Crag, Derwent water (Oil on linen, 20 x 20)

During the recent good weather, I paid another visit to Derwent Water at Keswick.

It was great to go back to the same spot at Friar's Crag, and to see how the seasons have changed the view.  Obviously there are leaves on the trees now, so at the spot where I did the scene above, you can't really see the hills in the distance at all!

However, there are some really lovely shapes of the boats on the shore, their orange colour contrasting with the blues of the sky and the water, and some lovely yachts with their white sails on the lake.

It certainly was a beautiful day.  Hopefully there'll be a few more paintings in the pipeline!

And it looks like the wildlife there have very discerning palates....

Off to Keswick

I'm off to the Lake District later in the week (snow permitting!) to take some photographs around Keswick.

My paintings at my solo show in London seemed to really strike a chord with people, so I thought I'd take the opportunity to return to the Lakes with my camera.

Fingers crossed for some pre-Easter sunshine!

Today's Painting from the Studio...

Catbells through the Trees, Keswick (Oil on linen, 20 x 20)

This painting is of the peak called Catbells, which is across the water from Keswick in the Lake District.

If you walk along the path by the lake to the promentary of land at the end, then you get this view of Catbells through the trees and gorse.

(Keswick is, of course, home to the famous Pencil Museum - 'home of the world's first pencil'.  )