In between the showers a wonderful evening walk over the tops, heather and gorse, pink purple and yellows. Haytor , Saddle, Top, Pil and Rippon Tor……
Haytor Heather and Gorse
Dartmoor Skies
August has brought changeable weather across Dartmoor, but I loved an early morning glimpse of blue sky and ponies….. then clouds and cattle…
Freshwater Influence
Home. Evening Walk along the River Dee to the corner of the Peninsula. Views across Liverpool Bay. Silhouette of Hilbre Islands with the Point of Ayr and Snowdonia Range in the light of the setting sun. In oceanography terms this estuary is a Region of Freshwater Influence……..water, fresh, salt, heat, tide and shelf….
Celestial
A walk in from Capel Curig for Pen Llithrig y Wrach (Hill of the Slippery Witch) and from Llyn Ogwen up Pen yr Ole Wen. Wind and ice towards tops. Lunch at lake Ffynnon Lloer (Spring of the Moon). The Sky……the cold on your cheeks, the crunch of the snow, the changing colours, the space…….heavenly.
Elements Revealed
Exhibition of our Granite Elements Project at Devon Guild of Craftsmen. Artists responses…. wide and varied. Will be on tour at Dartmoor National Park Princetown from November to January. A fabulous Moor than Meets the Eye Project.
Art Nature & Granite
Big day at Natural England Yarner on the Granite Elements Project. Open Studio and 2 Elemental Workshops. Families & Fun..Cake & Coffee. Art & well……… artiness. Pics speak for themselves. Thank you All. Inc. Dawlish Walking Club who had an impromptu private view.
Nye Venner
So whose a lucky girl, when Dartmoor National Park received an email from 8 Norwegian men from Tromso enquiring about mud racing, skydiving, cricket and landscape painting among other English pastimes, …..ah send that to Amanda.
What a fantastic day we had, a Grand Day In, as the wind and rain on north Dartmoor was 48 mph! We painted, walked, explored Gidleigh, laughed a lot, shared a traditional Norwegian lunch together and painted some more, we even had an exhibition. It was all filmed, so my 15 minutes of fame will be in Tromso. What good sports they were.
Environment & Engagement
A FUN day at Yarner Woods on the Granite Elements Project. Members of Bovey Tracey Society of Artists were inspired to create. We walked and explored gaining a sense of place. The bird song, the character of the trees, the strength of the granite. We talked of poetry, geology & history and how it informs our making. AND the joy of seeing M, at 85 years, able to join us in our outdoor workshop. Thanks Albert at Natural England for the Landy!
Artists in Natural Habitat
A school, flock, parliament, charm or murder of artists? A very enjoyable day creating at Yarner. We are all responding to PLACE on the Granite Elements Project. Made a start on the earth painting, the rain helped. Happy face.
Dialogue with the Elements
Prepped & packed for our Artists Day on The Granite Elements Project tomorrow.
Raw linen stretched. Knives scraped. Earthy palette. Micaceous haematite. Searching for deposits of sands, ballclay and lignite. All in the Bovey Basin., washed down from the granite on Dartmoor. This is going to be fun……now where’s me raincoat.
