Crossing Rannoch Moor the other day...heading north on a painting trip #rannochmoor #winterlight #frozenland

Missed Bad Betty Live? Our September show is now available to watch online. Here's a taster of it, from brilliant @kimmoorepoet Filmed, edited & captioned by I Am Loud Productions youtube.com/watch?v=jbgu8S…

L S Lowry, ‘Lake Landscape’ (1950) - The Estate of L S Lowry, The Whitworth.

Whoop whoop!! Look at this...

Be lovely to see you if you're a visual artist working Cumbria, do come along and join in the conversation...

Very much looking forward to this...

How exciting is this! Delighted to see this terrific line up for the Catslyst residencies in Cumbria

Studio flowers catching the light this morning. A beautiful day for priming, stretching canvas, more priming...

I've been painting up in the Outer Hebrides for a while. A few sketchbook pages here... #enpleinair #sketchbook #westernisles #outerhebrides Tom Speight Kate Parry

Enjoyed chatting with Tom Speight for the Cumbria Arts and Culture Network podcast last week. Link here if you fancy listening...

The wonderful Tom Speight came to see me at my studio last week. Have a listen to our conversation...can't believe I admitted to a viridian green incident! Tara Vallente @ToastedOrange Cumbria Arts and Culture Network

'From Volcanoes to Glowworms' an illustrated talk by Susan Allen and Alison Critchlow. 7pm on Thurs 22nd August Allhallows, Fletchertown. We will be sharing reflections from Poetry & Paint - creative sessions for Wordsworth Grasmere A free event Polly Atkin Tara Vallente

Lovely to spend time talking with Tom Speight for the Cumbria Arts and Culture Network podcast. Listen on spotify...

I will be opening my studio for #aroundtheislandarttrail on September 21-22nd and 28-29th. A small & perfectly formed art trail around Bowness on Solway. By then some of these paintings will be dry ..🤞 @solwaywalker @netteedgar Cumbria Arts and Culture Network Open Studios BBC Cumbria

🎧Need a lunchtime listen? Tune into Cumbria Arts and Culture Network's latest podcast with artist Alison Critchlow. Alison was one of the wonderful artists who joined us at our first #JuryForJoy. Keep your eyes peeled for her work as part of Workington Art Trail later in the year!

FRI ZOOM Dr Penny Bradshaw from Cumbria Uni English on her various roles incl lead for Cultural Landscapes & the MA Literature, Romanticism & the Lake District. Hear about the Around The Island Art Trail from Alison Critchlow And BarrowFull Daniel Tyler-McTighe PhD FRSA on what is Sinfonia & more !

RIP the great artist Norman Ackroyd (1938-16.09.24): etcher-magician who conjured weather & light from metal & acid; his work constitutes one of the great visual records of this archipelago’s edges. We travelled together—& I made this programme with him: bbc.co.uk/programmes/m00…

Looking forward to leading this workshop with Susan Allen in a few weeks...book your place with Wordsworth Grasmere

FRI ZOOM Hear from Jenny Sealey from @graeae who's directing Romeo and Juliet at Theatre by the Lake weaving BSL/captions/audio description into storytelling; Hear from Lakeland Arts new joint CEO Luis Martins; Wordsworth Grasmere are looking for 2 Visitor Experience & Education Trainees.

Fri zoom recording from last week: Roger Lytollis on his books and public speaking 📚 Anne Waggot Knott Alison Critchlow and others on Workington Art Trail 🎨 Workington Hall Park Lights from Hannah Fox and Ronan Devlin 💡 youtube.com/watch?v=4i-ScS…