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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: 17/2/08, 28/2/09, 10/2/10, 21/6/10 (click on the dates to see the photos)

Haystacks                                                     1900'

(Haystacks 1 in progress)

(Haystacks 2 in progress)

Big Stack. 17/2/08

The very top of the crag catches the last of the evening sun.

Haystacks 3b

Scarth Gap 17/2/08

Evening light bleaches out the detail of the distant fells of Great Gable and Kirk Fell over the now larger cairn on Scarth Gap.

(Haystacks 8b awaiting reference)

(Haystacks 9 in progress)

Perched Boulder 17/2/08

Lighting conditions need to be right to give the boulder the shadow which inspired AW to write " some women have faces like that."

(Haystacks 10b awaiting reference)

High Crag from Scarth Gap 17/2/08

Evening light highlighting Gamlin End.

more sketches to follow shortly.

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