Yorkshire is a fascinating and diverse county and its topography provides many inspiring vistas for the landscape artist. This book portrays the Yorkshire landscape through the eyes of one of the county’s most versatile and best known watercolourists, Les Packham. From the Pennines to the coast, over the North Yorkshire Moors and through the Wolds to the industrial south of the region, this book encompasses everything to please lovers of this remarkable county. Produced in full colour, the book is available in both paperback and hardback editions, as well as a very special, hand bound edition that is signed by Les Packham and includes an exclusive, limited edition print of the Strid at Bolton Abbey. The book accompanies the exhibition "Yorkshire in Watercolour", and includes all of the paintings from the exhibition as well as artist’s notes on each one.

About the Author

Les Packham is a proud Yorkshireman with huge enthusiasm for anything to do with his native county. He is a self taught painter inspired by the great early English and Victorian watercolourists. For Les, watercolour is the ultimate medium. He has become well known through his contribution to various Yorkshire publications and also for his best selling calendar Yorkshire in Watercolour. He has exhibited in London at the House of Commons, The Mall Galleries, The University Womens’ Club and the former Royal Naval Dockyards at Chatham. Nearer to home he has, among other venues, had one man exhibitions at Skipton Castle, Mount Grace Priory, Nunnington Hall and Cannon Hall as well as exhibiting at the Ferens Gallery, Hull, and the Mercer Gallery in Harrogate. For the past few years he and his wife Judith have been instrumental in organising the Art Show at the Great Yorkshire Show. His clients include The National Trust and English Heritage.

[N.B. The above information has been supplied by Jeremy Mills Publishing Ltd.]

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