If I fantasized about having a dream location for a studio it might just be somewhere like Sally’s, where I went today. Farndale is always beautiful but perhaps especially so in autumn with the bracken changing colour, the trees at their best before the winds send their leaves spiralling – and, of course, the misty
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Another member of the Makers of Rye group of outstanding artists was my subject today. I found Lyn’s studio along a stony track, on the outskirts of Kirkbymoorside. In the summer it must be amazing with views stretching out into the distance. Today though there was a chill in the air and I did wonder,
It was a trip down memory lane visiting Jess in her studio today. I’d been a patient (dodgy back) when her studio was a treatment room but now it is a glorious, large creative space – perfect for a printmaker! Jess told me that she’d been pursuing her love of printing for several years whilst
I’m not a landscape photographer for sure. I enjoy walking, being in my own natural landscape which is the stunning North York Moors and, on my most recent walks, witnessing the sunset. But I’m not that driven to capture these locations. Still I do make images – perhaps more out a desire to experiment with
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A miserly day yesterday that didn’t encourage me to venture out until late afternoon when guilt forced me to stick my coat on and go for a walk. It’s nearly always not as bad as anticipated and with the rain only slight and the autumnal colours of our local woodland glorious I was glad to
Being on Guernsey it is impossible to miss the island’s role in WW2. The Channel Islands were the only part of Britain to be occupied by German forces and there are plentiful opportunities to explore that period with museums and exhibitions that tell the story. Even just walking the coastline paths, there are the constant
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It’s been an enjoyable fortnight on this lovely island; great weather, cliff top walks, sun rises and sunsets, plus the surprise bonus of a friend taking us across to Hern on their boat. Photography-wise I’ve mostly captured what caught my eye simply as being beautiful or interesting. Images that will remind in the future of
