'And Still I See Them' High Cup Nick, Pennine Way 2020 Acrylic on canvas board 14" x 11". Why I chose this scene: This for me marks the stage in the Pennine Way when I feel like I'm on home turf. On a good day the view towards the Lakeland peaks is fantastic. Here I've captured it in sombre tones, it appears dark and sinister. I tend to reach this point during the Spine Race, about 140 miles in, in the dark and mist with very poor visibility and in those conditions, it can

All the Time in the World Sandwood Bay, Sutherland, Scotland Acrylic on canvas board 33.1" x 23.4" June 2024 Why I chose this subject/scene: I did Cape Wrath Ultra 2023 and went back to be artist in residence 2024. Sandwood Bay was on the last day after having been in the mountainous areas. You know you are following the coast towards Cape Wrath but this is the first proper beach that you hit. On the final day, there are 6-7 miles on the road and then you take a little track

Bloody Boulders, Ruddy Rocks Scafell Pike, The Lake District. Acrylic on stretched canvas 16.5" x 11.5" 2019 Why I chose this scene/subject : Before my BG, I got lots of help and advice from my good friend Geoff, at Elvet Striders. He'd do a bit of a leg with me and then I would go alone and master it. There was one section, Lord's Rake, that I had not managed to recce because of the snow over the winter. I was due to support a friend's BG a couple of weeks before my attempt.