Author: Cognissart

Hand Wash, No Spin Sheepwash Bridge, Ashford in the Water Sheepwash Bridge is an iconic landmark in the Peak District. This work focusses on just part of the bridge during early autumn

This Ol’ House Bakewell Old House Museum This commissioned piece shows the front elevation of Bakewell Old House Museum. A long building, added to over the years, it sits in a narrow lane above Bakewell Church. This view of the front can only be seen with artistic lincence as a “stitched panorama” The original Tudor… Continue reading This Ol House

Temple to Hyacinthus Renishaw Hall This second piece, inspired by the beautiful woodland gardens of Renishaw Hall, features the Temple folly at the end of Camelia Walk. Hyacinthus is the greek god for whom the hyacinth family (which inludes bluebells) is named This piece was created especially for the PDA Midsummer Art at Renishaw Hall… Continue reading Temple to Hyacinthus

Bluebells Outback Renishaw Hall As well as beautiful formal gardens, Renishaw Hall bosts extensive woodland which in spring are carpeted with bluebells. This piece was created especially for the PDA Midsummer Art at Renishaw Hall exhibition in June 2025 and forms a pair with Temple to Hiacynthus.

Dinorwic Quarry Llanberis In June 2024 I was lucky enough to be invited to take part in Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year, as a Wildcard. The subjet for my heat, the second to be filmed in Llanberis, was Dinorwic Quarry close to the Slate Museum. This “gash in the hillside” was not a… Continue reading Dinorwic Quarry