Category: Scenery
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A lake shore view
Kirkstone Pass in the Lake District, which was closed for ages while they fixed a huge landslip, is open again. This means we can get to Ullswater without tricky diversions or a massive detour, so yesterday afternoon we jumped in the car and headed to Glenridding. The skies were overcast for the first time in…
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Old Kendal bridge
The other day we had coffee outside the Waterside Cafe on the banks of the River Kent in Kendal. They were busy and the drinks took a while to come, so I whipped out my sketchbook and drew the view of Miller Bridge. It’s a lovely old structure which dates from 1818 and still carries…
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Sketching in public (gasp)
We strolled down to Windermere Jetty museum yesterday morning and treated ourselves to a coffee, sitting outside with the usual stunning views of the lake. I’m getting braver at sketching in public, so took a sketchpad and pen and plucked up courage to draw the view of the mountains at the head of the lake.…
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View of a view
It rained all morning but the sun broke through after lunch so I went for a walk. Stopped off at the Biskey Howe viewpoint and the view towards the head of Windermere was so lovely I wanted to sketch it, but only had a tiny notebook and a biro in my handbag! Needs must, as…
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Moody Morecambe marsh…
I’m working on a pastel picture of the vast salt marsh/estuary of Morecambe Bay from the prom at Grange over Sands. The bay always has a very special light and I was lucky enough to catch a photo when the sun was just bursting through dark clouds creating a sunburst effect. It was tricky to…
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An old church and a swallow…
These are the latest doodles from my journal – a couple of quick sketches of a lovely cross-country walk from Lakeside/Newby Bridge to Finsthwaite on Saturday. The village turned out to be incredibly pretty, and quiet as it’s off the “beaten track” and less accessible to tourists. We spent a happy few minutes poking about…
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Frames – with a bonus view!
I bought some extra picture frames ready for the next exhibition from Morecambe yesterday and while we were there we had a lovely long walk along the promenade in brilliant winter sunshine. Who needs “abroad” with views like this?!
