BESIDE THE RIVER EAA, CARTMEL – ACRYLIC PAINTING

It’s not a subject I would choose, but the view means something to someone and so long as it has a resonance with a viewer, that’s all that matters.

I had previously painted someone’s cottage in Cartmel ( which is at the southern edge of England’s Lake District) as a small commission, and it was spotted on the web by a lady wanting a birthday present. She asked to do this view. It appears I have become the go-to artist for Cartmel.

I have only been to Cartmel once, in June of 2010. On that day a gunman was rampaging a few miles north of the town on a killing spree. Fortunately Cartmel was well out the way of his trajectory, but earlier in the day we were closer to the incident, which unfolded over a number of hours, before the gunman shot himself.

It was only when we got home, later that day, did we hear of the incident.

Anyway, the lady who commissioned it for her father seems happy with it and I hope it gives her father – whose birthday present it is – some fond memories.

Other townscapes and Lake District scenes are available for sale on my website: grahammcquadefineart.com