My current Yorkshire Landscape Art projects
3 March 2023
Bridlington, North York Moors and of course, the Dales, in sight this year
As I've explained elsewhere, I'm intent this year on completing some coordinated landscape art projects.
It's the epic that appeals. 'Epic' is always a challenging subject, and that's precisely why. The quote “Because it's thereGeorge Mallory 1886-1924, Mountaineer, First ascents of Everest.”* is apt here, and it often is with my art.
The locations I've listed for disciplined attention include: The Hole Of Horcum, Blakey Ridge, and Roseberry Topping in the North York Moors; Wild Boar Fell, its waterfalls, and the magical castle nearby in the Dales; and the Yorkshire Wolds.
The Yorkshire Wolds has been a long running project that's suffered several interruptions (Lockdowns, I'm looking at you). So much so the project has become an epic saga in a bad way. It's one of those projects that's probably more complete than it feels because it's been so off and on (you know those projects, yeah?).
Bridlington and the coast thereabouts is a firm favourite with me – it's a fascinating and beautiful part of the English coast. I've identified a couple of projects there, though only one will easily satisfy my current desire for 'epic'.
There's another project near Brid I dream of doing that's bigger than epic (what's bigger than epic? Gigantic, colossal, humongous?). Unfortunately, it'll need resources I don't have right now [sad face].
I'm hoping to document all of these projects so I can tell the story of how I make my art. I've never told the story well, and it's about time I put that right.
The overwhelming excitement I feel when setting off into the landscape with my art kit is impossible to explain. It's beyond anything that seems sensible. So having a list of places, a plan, full of exciting artistic landscape art challenges is my idea of: ‘as good as it gets’.