Soft pastel painting of a frosty winter afternoon. Since early childhood I’ve loved the walk around Coxhoe Hall, birthplace of poet Elizabeth Barrett Moulton-Barrett (later Elizabeth Barrett Browning). Sadly even the ruins of the hall have almost disappeared now. … Continued
Watercolour painting of the landing stage at Pooley Bridge, Cumbria. I watched the sun go down at the end of a perfect winter’s day walk along the shore of Ullswater. As the walkers went home, and Place Fell and Helvellyn … Continued
Watercolour painting of a little piece of Lake District industrial heritage. Force Crag Mine was the last working metal mine in the Lake District (closed 1991). Lead was mined here from 1839, and later, zinc and barytes, just below … Continued
Landscape painting of Ullswater and Place Fell, with the Patterdale Fells behind, and Sheffield Pike, Catsty Cam and Helvellyn. On a quiet, still day, in the Lake District, looking out from Sharrow Bay, I saw the fells as giants sleeping … Continued
Landscape painting of the ever-popular Lakeland fell, Catbells, with Maiden Moor and High Spy flanking it, and Castle Crag and Grange Fell beyond. I was so inspired by the dramatic spotlight caused by a break in the clouds. I just … Continued
View north across the Borrowdale Fells to Blencathra, in the English Lake District. The stunningly beautiful walk from Seathwaite, up Styhead Gill to Sty Head and back down Grains Gill will yield lots more paintings. Perhaps Taylorgill Force will be … Continued
View of Cumbrian Fell, Helvellyn, as seen from the top of one of the rises along Striding Edge, with Swirral Edge reflected in the waters of Red Tarn. This ascent from Patterdale is a hugely popular ‘Wainwright Walk’ and well … Continued
The distinctive form of Marsco wreathed in cloud. The Scottish mountain is viewed from near the statue of mountaineers Collie and MacKenzie, near Sligachan on the Isle of Skye. 40 x 40cm. Please contact Gillie for price.
Once a popular local beauty spot, Nent Force waterfall, on the River Nent in the Pennine town of Alston is now forgotten and inaccessible. The waterfall is formed by the Scar Limestone, just the same as the (now) much better … Continued
Watercolour painting on Arches paper, showing St. Augustine’s church and town hall in Alston, an historic lead-mining centre in the North Pennines AONB (area of outstanding natural beauty). 40 x 24cm. Please contact Gillie for price.