Mountain Face

Melting Memories. Weather wise I was very lucky, there was the odd heavy rainfall that usually lasted a couple of hours but other than that there was some great sunny days, with intermittent clouds, making for fantastic light and bright colours. The blanket of snow...

Home and Wet

Time Traveller. Well, I’ve been well and truly overtaken by the march of time and now find myself sat in the Kitchen, back in a reassuringly rainy Bolton, wondering if the last four weeks has all been a dream. From a creative point of view the end of the...

Into the Woods

Special Branch. One surprise as soon as I arrived in Jackson were the trees of the valley. I’d looked forward to the giant firs and the smell of the pines with the snow, as a reminder of Christmas but there’s much more to see at this time of year that I...

The Bear Necessities

Born to be wild. Wildlife is a major consideration whenever travelling here either, by car bike or on foot. It’s good to approach your journeys with a warranted caution of the dangers you may encounter. In most situations common sense will serve you well. Big...

Art History in the Making

A Rookie in the Rockies. In a chance conversation with the organiser of The Teton Art Lab, Travis Walker, it was revealed that no one, who has been on a residency here, had ever done any Plein Air painting (painting in the open air). Travis is a renowned plein air...