Haltwhistle burn Gorge. pen and ink sketch en plein air
Fourth sketch on the burn and gorge walk, this was when the burn walls really pulled in and you walked in a mini gorge with some reall nice rock faces, the path is actually the bed of an old narrow gauge railway they use to bring the rock and coal out on using a tiny engine the locals called 'Tanky' this stopped being used when the road systems became better, the sketch is of one of a series of little falls, it is an interesting area for wild life, history and some fossils in shale beds.
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Malcolm Buckley
I have always loved the outdoors and have climbed and walked in various places in the world, after giving numerous slide shows and talks about my trips to raise money for charity, i realised the slides and photos did not do what i saw justice, so I decided to start trying to paint. I am self taught…
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