A local artist is to hold a new exhibition showcasing paintings from the Cumbrian landscape.
The world-famous fells and valleys of the Lake District – celebrated and revered by poets and painters from Wordsworth to Coleridge and from Turner to Constable – are what come to mind when one thinks of the Cumbrian landscape. But that is not all the area has to offer.
Cumbria is a tapestry of many rich and varied types of landscapes which are often overshadowed by the illustrious Lake District which, in actuality, only constitutes one part of the region.
These landscapes include parts of another mountain range – the Pennines – whose peaks are almost as high as the Lake District fells, and whose windswept summits look down on the lush green countryside of the Eden Valley.
Then there is the coast, with its one hundred and fifty miles of shoreline featuring both the towering red sandstone cliffs of St Bees Head and the vast tidal estuaries of the Solway Firth, Morecambe Bay and the Duddon.
There are varied wetlands which include salt marshes, mosses and fenland. And, finally, there is the gently rolling countryside which connects all these places together.
In Paintings from the Cumbrian Landscape, Cockermouth-based artist Keith McSherry examined not only the familiar and celebrated lakes and fells, but also the less well-known and obscure scenery found off the well-trodden tourist tracks. These are the places that have inspired him to be an artist.
His exhibition will take place at the Ruskin Museum on Yewdale Road in Coniston. It is open daily from 10am-4.30pm. Admission charges apply.
The exhibition will run from September 4 until November 14.
