Simon Whitfield Solo Exhibition
Nov
8
to Jan 14

Simon Whitfield Solo Exhibition

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Welcome to the work of Simon Whitfield, a landscape artist whose passion lies in capturing the rugged beauty and solitude of England's Lake District. Born in Bristol and educated in Anthropology at Durham University. Simon is a self-taught painter inspired by the 19th-century Romantic painters and watercolourists, especially William Turner. His dedication to exploring and documenting the Lake District’s hidden views and iconic landscapes mirrors the spirit of fell-walking author Alfred Wainwright.

Simon’s art reflects a lifelong pursuit of adventure and discovery, blending visual art with his deep love for the mountainous terrain. His works focus on the region's rocks, crags, and sweeping high fells, celebrating both the quiet immovability and the dramatic light effects that bring the landscape to life. Simon’s canvases evoke the 'health-giving peace' of these wild spaces, where only the sounds of nature break the primeval silence.

What inspires me most is this health-giving peace and solitude, a ringing primeval silence broken only by the iron hard hollow clank of a boot on scree and boulder, skylarks wheeling and the harsh metallic croak of ravens.
— Simon Whitfield

In his latest collection, Simon revisits his roots as a mountain painter, drawing inspiration from iconic Lakeland vistas like the rugged Swirral and Striding Edge, Black Crag, and lesser-known views from Steel Fell and Fairfield. Each painting reflects his fascination with the "skeletal" qualities of the landscape; jagged rocks, sweeping glacial valleys, and the timeless, enduring nature of the mountains themselves. For Simon, even familiar scenes reveal new secrets, offering visitors a renewed perspective on the Lake District through fresh angles, times of day, or seasonal shifts.

Through his work, Simon Whitfield aims to go beyond postcard-perfect images, challenging viewers to see the Lake District as an unending source of beauty, worthy of exploration and artistic reverence.

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Paintings: Simon Whitfield

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Trevor Craggs Retrospective
Sep
21
to Nov 3

Trevor Craggs Retrospective

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For the first time Trevor is releasing 18 original oil paintings from his private collection, previously only available in print. These exceptional works trace the artistic development of the artist since completing his BA in Fine Art in 2010.

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Kevin Southgate Solo Exhibition  - The Domain of the Hardy
Nov
10
to Dec 17

Kevin Southgate Solo Exhibition - The Domain of the Hardy

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A new contemporary mixed media exhibition by Suffolk based artist Kevin Southgate, reflecting his view on the wonderful Lakeland landscape and iconic landmarks . This interesting body of work is created using a variety of techniques including highly textured 3d sculptures/painting alongside traditional methods

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Rings, Wings and Curious Things - Robin Fox Exhibition
Sep
30
to Nov 5

Rings, Wings and Curious Things - Robin Fox Exhibition

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Rings, Wings & Curious Things - A new exhibition of work from Northumberland based Sculptor Robin Fox, inspired by flight or things that might fly when imagination allows. Since the dawn of time and our early evolutions from winged creatures, humans have always tried to break free from gravity and take to the skies.This new body of sculpture work is a snap shot from Robin’s imagination with all of the pieces featuring creatures with differing capabilities of flight. This fascinating body of work contains a mixture of 3D wall art, free standing sculpture and larger scale garden pieces.

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Chris Mouncey Solo Exhibition ' A Lakeland Journey'
Aug
4
to Sep 24

Chris Mouncey Solo Exhibition ' A Lakeland Journey'

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We are delighted to present Chris Mouncey’s ‘A Lakeland Journey’, a beautiful body of work that takes us on a visual journey around the local landscape. Chris has been painting in watercolours since 1980 and in that time developed a true mastery of this sometimes challenging medium.. Chris has exhibited in various leading galleries across the country and has work in public and private collections both within the UK and further afield.

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Paula Dunn Solo Exhibition -  Darkness and Light
Feb
3
to Mar 19

Paula Dunn Solo Exhibition - Darkness and Light

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Darkness and Light is a collection of oil and mixed media paintings inspired by the changing weather and the shifting light falling across the valleys and fells of the Lake District. This is Paula’s first solo exhibition with the gallery and we are delighted to be showcasing this stunning collection of new paintings inspired by the beautiful Lakes.

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Anne Mason Exhibition
Jul
15
to Sep 4

Anne Mason Exhibition

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After marriage and having two boys Anne felt a need to return to education qualifying as an art tutor (post 16) and then an MA in Fine Art and Education (Northumbria 2008). Following her MA where Anne discovered something new in large scale colourful abstraction (based on bird calls )she returned to landscape painting. Although enjoyable, she felt like abstraction was too intellectual for her.

“ My head was bouncing off the ceiling with it, I wanted to get back down to earth, with realism and landscape in particularly”.

Over the years with the benefit of travel Anne picked up many influences. Locally she is a great fan of the Cumbrian Painter Sheila Fell as well as the colourful expressionists and the ‘big’ ones, Cezanne and Van Gogh.

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Godfrey Tonks Exhibition
Jun
10
to Jul 10

Godfrey Tonks Exhibition

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Godfrey is a full time painter having exhibited in the Medici Gallery, London, for many years. His works can be seen in many countries around the world. His earlier output was mainly in mixed media and pastels, but he has since worked mainly in oils. He is now located in eastern Cumbria and his work focuses on the beautiful fells that he calls home.

From time to time, GT’s earlier paintings can be seen listed at both Christies or Philips auction houses. These are typically European landscapes in oil pastel.

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Trevor Craggs Exhibition
May
6
to Jun 5

Trevor Craggs Exhibition

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The sky has always been the major element in Trevor’s paintings. Often the first consideration when planning the composition. The direction of flooding the landscape, dictating the mood. Be it sunlight or moonlight it is an intrinsic element.

His paintings are rooted in landscape. Those that evolve over hours, sometimes days, often represent the passage of time. He seeks to convey the emotion of being in landscape. He likes to recall atmospheric encounters in changing light and weather, seasons and places. As he often says – “I do like a drama!”

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Dorothy T. Ramsay Exhibition
Sep
24
to Oct 24

Dorothy T. Ramsay Exhibition

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Keswick art gallery holds Dorothy T Ramsay’s first solo show of landscape mountain art.

Experimentation and a sense of fun infuse Dorothy Ramsay’s vibrant works, 15 of which are on display at Northern Lights Gallery in Keswick from this Friday, 24th September.

Dorothy’s many devotees have learned to expect the unexpected, revel in her powers of imagination, colours, her stylistic re-invention & interpretation.

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Simon Whitfield: Essence of Found Time
Jul
9
to Aug 22

Simon Whitfield: Essence of Found Time

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'After I was kindly offered a solo exhibition at Northern lights in 2019 I had the exciting possibility of another exhibition two years later, and now finally with the summer arriving and the galleries reopening, so has this new exhibition of paintings.


There will be a number of large Panoramas including one of my favourite views of Catbells overlooking Keswick and a chance to revisit some of my best loved Fells including Coniston, Bowfell, Helvellyn and High Street.

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Patricia Haskey: Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 10
May
28
to Jul 4

Patricia Haskey: Britain's Favourite Walks: Top 10

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Patricia Haskey Exhibition: BRITAIN’S FAVOURITE WALKS: TOP 10

Patricia’s exhibition is the culmination of a project that originated three years ago.

Taking her inspiration from the ITV programme ‘Britain’s Favourite Walks: top 100,

Patricia began to study the top ten walks.

This collection encompasses the whole process, from tiny sketches and pen & wash studies to larger mixed media and oil paintings.

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Sheila Fowler Exhibition: Colour of the Lakes
Apr
12
to May 23

Sheila Fowler Exhibition: Colour of the Lakes

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I was delighted when Tim asked me to create this exhibition of Lakeland paintings for The Northern Lights Gallery..

THE LAKE DISTRICT is one of my favourite areas to paint. It has such beautiful scenery: with mountains, lakes and cottages dotted on the landscape. These are all my favourite things and the area holds such inspiration for me.

I paint in oil and I have a love of colour and texture. I take my inspiration from experiencing the landscape on walks and using photographs that I take.

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Robin Fox Exhibition: A Walk on the Wild Side
Oct
23
to Jan 8

Robin Fox Exhibition: A Walk on the Wild Side

Robin’s exhibition is a playful interpretation looking beyond the everyday life of animals in their natural surroundings; small stories set in grand landscapes whispered in mixed media.

This current body of work sees a move towards anthropomorphism and takes the ubiquitous ‘hare’ as the main player set in unexpected scenes: no rules, restrictions or lockdowns. Surreal adventures and journeys with unfolding stories evocative of childhood memories in halcyon days.

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Alan Stones' Exhibition
Sep
18
to Oct 18

Alan Stones' Exhibition

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The Northern Lights Gallery in St John’s Street are from this Friday are exhibiting Alan Stones’ new lithographic prints and charcoal drawings. The exhibition runs for a month until 18th - October. Alan is well a very well known artist both in Cumbria and across the north west, based between Appleby and Penrith, he is the recipient of a number of accolades and awards over the years including the Northern Lights Gallery Award at the 2019 Westmorland Landscape Prize giving at Rheged.

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Jenny McLaren Exhibition: A Bird's Eye View
Aug
15
to Sep 13

Jenny McLaren Exhibition: A Bird's Eye View

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The covid-19 pandemic and subsequent lockdown changed all that I had been planning for this exhibition. Usually I would spend time walking for miles in and around the lakes and fells: looking, sketching, taking notes, photographs and feeling how it is to be in that place. It’s been interesting thinking about the space between what is known, what is real and what is imagined in these landscapes with the help of Google Maps. I think there is an underlying reference between my paintings and the times we are living through. For aren’t we are all trying to find our way through unfamiliar terrain?

- Jenny McLaren

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Venus Griffiths Exhibition: Sunny Side Up
Jul
3
to Aug 9

Venus Griffiths Exhibition: Sunny Side Up

Eighteen years ago, Tim Fisher asked me if I would like to have an exhibition in 2020. I, of course, said “yes.” My one caveat being if I was still alive.

Tim’s retort was, “Well, if you are not sunny side up, it can be a retrospective.” Hence the title: Sunny Side Up, as I’m still very much alive.

- Venus Griffiths

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Fay Collins Exhibition - Drawn to Water
Mar
28
to Jun 28

Fay Collins Exhibition - Drawn to Water

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Artist in Gallery 27 Friday: 10.00 - 16.00

Water is a dominant force in Cumbria, materialising in the tranquil swimming holes of the fells and in the wild waterfalls rushing down our mountains. In this exhibition, Fay has captured it in all its states. From a summer’s day of relaxing by a tarn, to a strenuous hike bathed under the spray of a waterfall and rain, to the reminiscence of its loss as the banks dry and the lakes recede. ‘Drawn to Water’ is, put simply, a collection of our greatest memories of the Lakes.

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Heather Burton Exhibition
Feb
8
to Mar 23

Heather Burton Exhibition

Starting off the new year in our Blencathra Gallery, is newly represented artist, Heather Burton. Her work is a stunning display of the atmosphere, capturing the teasing light and moody skies of the Lakes. The power in each stroke of her palette knife draws attention to the rawness of nature and the untameable forces that surround us in these fells that we call home.

“One great aspect of our unpredictable climate is the way it transforms our landscapes. I am constantly trying to capture the drama, light and rich colours of the countryside, but I am increasingly drawn towards the powerful landscapes where the atmosphere can change within minutes….” - Heather Burton

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