A recent walk took me to Ingram in the Breamish Valley after a gap of too many years. The landscape here is beautiful, even in midwinter the colours are bold; contacts of russet, green and gold with pewter skies. The hills roll away to the skyline, revealing ancient archaeology and more recent crashed planes (WWII).Continue reading “Walking for Drawing”
Category Archives: Walking Wellbeing
Hareshaw Linn
Bellingham, Northumberland. Changeable weather, windy and showers, 6C Walking up the sheltered river valley to the waterfall on a damp Wednesday morning. The old, moss enrobed trees were a joy after driving to Bellingham over exposed moorland. Such vivid shades of green and yellow. The river was running high after heavy rainfalls, rushing down theContinue reading “Hareshaw Linn”
Walking North
One of those walks where I carried my sketchbook but didn’t actually do any drawing. We were walking with friends so I’ll use that as my excuse! The textures of driftwood and petrified tree trunks caught my eye, as did this stone doing a very good impression of a jawbone. I did pick up someContinue reading “Walking North”
Hideout in the hedgerow
Developing a piece of work is a slow process, an idea percolates, sketches are drawn and samples made – although in my case the samples often end up being included in the finished piece – not so great for the sketchbook but it does advance the making process! The idea for this hare has beenContinue reading “Hideout in the hedgerow”
Mondays are for Walking
Autumn is creeping in, with September gone after soaring temperatures followed by torrential rainfalls. The season change has caused us to pause and reflect on changes in our lives here in Newcastle. Dealing with loss of loved ones leads to recallibration of priorities and needs, and so my partner has cut down his hours andContinue reading “Mondays are for Walking”
Donna Cheshire Textiles 