Salmon Run, Stainforth Foss
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Salmon Run, Stainforth Foss 12" x 12" Oil on Board. Painted from a photo taken at this year's Salmon Run up the Ribble. It's still incredible to think that these creatures, born and bred in the gravel beds of the upper reaches of the river, spend most of their mature lives out at sea, and then return by some almost magical process (known as magnetoception) to their own childhood home, to spawn and die... and that without the use of GPS or maps... I know we should not put human values on the life cycle of animals - but it is still amazing!
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Ian Black
Ian was born in Leeds in 1972, he is a self-taught artist living in the Yorkshire Dales National Park, and is undoubtledly proud of his heritage. Inspired by the characteristics of the Dales, Ian is a prolific sketcher and pochade painter who is attempting to capture the spirit of the local…
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