Venturing out of the Studio

The summer is over and we're well into autumn. I've been stuck in the studio ploughing my may through my order book. There's been no promotional work for over a month now and I've needed to get out for a change of scene.

Having recently moved to Halifax in West Yorkshire, I've been waiting for the right time to go and photograph the local area. The countryside around Halifax is stunning and lends itself well to watercolour painting. Great views across open moorland, hills, valleys, old stone buildings. Last week Lucy and I dropped our eldest off at nursery and took off in the car with the baby on a sunny afternoon. Camera in hand we went looking for some subject matter to paint. Ending up in a village called Oxenhope, just north of Halifax, got some great photos and will have some finished watercolours from these photos to showcase in the next few weeks.