Goldrill Beck Set Free

Mist and drizzle soften the view over upper Patterdale, where Brotherswater draws the eye and Goldrill Beck winds its way across the valley floor. Not long ago this river was forced into a rigid eighteenth-century channel, cut straight alongside the A592 at the edge of the wood beneath Hartsop above How. The result was a lifeless drain: too deep, to ...

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Brothers Water in the Lake District is probably my favourite of the Lakes. This is an oil painting on board measuring 24"x48"

I enjoy capturing fleeting moments of light interacting with the landscape and the Lake District provides endless inspiration for me.

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Kirkstone Beck

It has been two years since I was last this far up Patterdale, and I see there's been quite a bit of change to Kirkstone Beck, thanks to work carried out by the National Trust.

As in many dales of the Lake District, Kirkstone Beck used to flow in a canalised channel, modified over the centuries to improve drainage to the pastures of the valley bottom. However, it is now understoo ...

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Kirkstone Beck

It has been two years since I was last this far up Patterdale, and I see there’s been quite a bit of change to Kirkstone Beck, thanks to work carried out by the National Trust. As in many dal…

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