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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 2 days of walking: 03/9/07 , 1/12/08 (click on the dates to see the photos)

Dow Crag                                                     2555'

Dow Crag from the cove

From the Cove. 3/9/07

The approach to the fell from the cove. This painting depicts the very bright conditions on that day. With the sun directly behind me the scene was quite "flat".

The entrance to Great Gully 3/9/07

A large cleft in the rock looking skywards.

Cove bridge

Cove bridge. 3/9/07

An unchanged view from this bridge on the Walna Scar Road.

The big cave, Blind Tarn Quarry. 1/12/08

A rock-fall at the cave entrance has changed the look of the feature slightly.

The shelter. 1/12/08

Alongside the Walna Scar Road. This small stone shelter still stands.

Brown Pike

Brown Pike and Blind Tarn. 1/12/08

From Buck Pike there is a fine view down onto the waters of Blind tarn which today was partly frozen.

Dow Crag summit

The Summit. 1/12/08

A rocky tor forms the summit from where there is a airy view down to Goats Water.

Great Gully Dow Crag

The Head of Great Gully. 1/12/08

Approaching the summit from the south there are some impressive gullies droping down to the right, Great Gully being one of them.

Looking down Easy Gully. 1/12/08

The inclusion of a distant Coniston Water gives this sketch added drama past the rock pinnacle.

Dow Crag South rake

The Summit ridge. 1/12/08

AW used this illustrastion to indicate the top of South Rake.

Dow Crag from Goats Water

Dow Crag from Goats Water. 3/9/07

The imposing crags above the tarn. When  producing these sketches I only include what I see, how eerie it was then that as we were lining up the photograph two climbers took the southern path and passed the spot where AW had included two similar figures. Unlike Wainwright I have drawn them perhaps more to scale.

Fell complete.

 

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