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Andy Beck- The Wainwrights in colour.

The sketches shown here are the images that I have so far produced for this "Wainwright". The views are taken from the exact spot where A.W. stood to illustrate his seven pictorial guides. The comparative views are mainly different due to the time of day, weather conditions and seasonal differences. The originals of my sketches are approximately twice as wide and twice as high as A.W's pen and ink drawings. I have added notes to give more information to each sketch.

All images are the copyright of the artist.

To obtain these references has required 4 days of walking: 6/3/09, 25/9/09, 14/6/09, 11/12/09 (click on the dates to see the photos)

Catstycam                                                     2917'

Catstycam

Catstycam

 

Helvellyn from catstycam

Helvellyn and Swirral Edge. 25/9/09

A fine view back to Helvellyn from just near the summit.

Catstycam water cut

The water-cut. 11/12/09

The wooden water-cut has now all but gone from the face of the crag. With dilegent searching some of the remains can be found buried in the grass.

Catstycam summit

Catstycam summit. 11/12/09

The soil around the small summit cairn is now eroded so that more of the bedrock is exposed.

Keppelcove Tarn

Keppelcove Tarn. 11/12/09

The burst banks of the tarn.

Keppelcove Dam

The Breached Dam. 11/12/09

This sketch shows the breach of the dam as it was in December 09. AW's drawing has a slight amount of artistic license.

Catstycam from White side

The North-west Ridge 14/6/09

To get this view from White Side you have to descend quite a distance on the east flank of the fell as the beck from Brown Cove will not be in view. It was a sunny evening when I obtained this reference making the slopes of Catstycam a little uninteresting.

Striding Edge and Red tarn

Striding Edge and Red Tarn. 11/12/09

The length of Stiding edge can be seen in full from this viewpoint.

Catstycam 8a 

Ullswater from the summit. 11/12/09

11/12/09 The summit cairn in the foreground with a view right to the Pennine Fells.

Raise

Raise. 11/12/09

The outline of the drained Keppelcove tarn can still be made out from here and Blencathra can just be seen behind Raise summit.

 

more images to be posted shortly.

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