Art-official meets Graham Vasey

Out in the Howgill Fells

head of eikpyrinr • liquid silver gelatin • 50cm x 65cm

mine head • liquid silver gelatin • 65cm x 50cm

A new art-official film profiling Graham Vasey began production this week, travelling with him to see Graham at work in the beautiful, wind-swept Howgill fells. We will be following the journey these photographs take, through the processing to developing into wonderful imagery. The photographs taken on the trip will soon be available from the gallery so be sure to look out for them.

"For me the Howgill fells are a magical place. Bordered on one side by the River Lune to the west, and to the east by the River Rawthey they are a bold group of high grassy hills. The name Howgill comes from the old Norse "how" meaning hill and "gill" meaning a deep stream cut ravine, an apt description of these fells. Further east lie the fells of Mallerstang, Wild Boar and Baugh; these are massive hulks of mountains and though of a very different character to the rest, these hills are often included in the Howgill Fells. All of them stand between the Lake District and the Yorkshire Dales and are often bypassed by tourist and day trippers leaving these hills in their peaceful slumber remarkably untouched by time. I first discovered these incredible hills as a child looking out of the car window driving south along the M6 for our summer holidays. I didn't know their names but they filled my imagination with thoughts of secret valleys and windswept peaks. Years later my brother Chris bought a walking map of the area and together we started to explore the landscape. Since then I often return to take photographs, and enjoy the solitude of these wild hills." Graham Vasey.

Two of Graham's recent pieces can be seen here; just click on the image to see it enlarged. If you were like to see more of Graham's work please visit his page or contact us.