So….we were at the end of this phase of our world cycle tour. November was cold and stormy….but we found ourselves some part time work in Keswick….It actually turned out to be the worst job I have ever done in my life. Thing is we had found ourselves a winter let and sales of paintings had been slow……. the plan was to save up some money to continue the tour next spring into Scotland…..so no choice……..

Well….so much for plans…….the job was so bad and the employers so utterly unbearable….I  was not sure what was going to happen….money was short and there were no alternative jobs worth considering. In the end  I walked out of the job……it was just shit……..As it happens though I had a concurrent reason to …..walk as well……good friends of ours asked us if we wanted to spend Christmas with them in Manchester…..GREAT STUFF………

SNOW…..FUN FUN FUN

AHHHH BROKEN SPOKE…….first time

First of a series of paintings about Cumbria. There will be more to follow, especially some coastal seascapes…….

Moon and Mars above Allan Crags

Skiddaw from Blencathra. Oil on canvas 38×42 inches

Waxing gibbous Moon between Seathwaite Fell and Base Brown, Mars above allen crags Seathwaite Cumbria 22nd august 2018

mars above allen crags

Waxing gibbous Moon above Seathwaite

Waterfall Sour Milk Gill, Seathwaite.

Waterfall and a patch of blue sky, Sour Milk Gill, Seathwaite.

View from Seathwaite

The Moon

The Moon 22.7.2018. 9 pm

River Derwent Seathwaite

One day short of the full Moon through clouds above allen crags

One day short of the full Moon above allen crags

Misty day, Seathwaite

Luna terminater illusion, clouds cascading down allen crags, Seathwaite 22.7.2018. 9 pm

Luna terminater illusion, clouds cascading down allen crags, Seathwaite 22.7.2018. 9 15 pm

infinity pool – Sour Milk Gyll, Seathwaite

Moon

Gibbous Moon above allen crags, Seathwite

Clearing Skies, Sour Milk Gill waterfall

Full Moon

1 day short of the full Moon above allen crags

Mars above Allen Crags and the full Moon above base Brown

The erosion  occuring here is frightening……We desperately need to re forrest with native trees

no wast natural sculpture – ‘Sentinel’

A boat Aaron made from found materials

Waterfall – Sour milk gil

Aaron

Honister pass

Our very own infinity pool……Sour Milk Gill above Seathwaite

and……more of this….

…..and……Full Moon above Allen Crags

…..and….