Yorkshire Fields Acrylic Painting.

 Yorkshire Fields

Painted in Acrylic on canvas Size 20 x 8 inches.

Inspired by those unbelievably Yellow rapeseed fields against bright Forget me not Blue Skies 

For prices and details https://janeward.co.uk/2026/05/05/yorkshire-fields-painting/

Springtime Path , Derwentwater Oil Painting

 

Springtime Path, Derwentwater

Oil on Board

Loved painting this large Oil of the  Bluebell path meandering down to the lake in Springtime.

Quite possibly my favourite time of year in the Lakes. 

The colours and smells of flowers enticing from days of cold Winter and Joys of Summer just round the corner. But the Spring glory to be enjoyed in all it's splendour.

For more information about purchasing this beautiful oil painting  or just get in touch lakelandart@hotmail.co.uk

Derwentwater Spring time

 The path to the lake Work in Progress size 24 x 24 inches

I'm making my way along a path full of Spring flowers, I can see Borrowdale fells in the distance. 

I love seeing snippets of the lake, through trees, tantalising you towards the sparking lake edge.

I'm at the stage where, I'm trying to make out the foreground, without overworking!! I have my work sat on an easel where I can easily glance at it while passing by. Picking a few flowers from the garden. Aubrietia and Primroses, I have placed them on the painting to get an idea of composition and also help with colour hues.

I'm imagining Violets and Primroses with a blanket of Bluebells, maybe a few White Sorrel or beautiful Wood Anemone. Walking along paths full of Spring flowers gives me many ideas 

I'll keep you posted on how it's coming together

Fancy joining my Personal Watercolour Course with feedback on each Painting and many helpful ideas and tips.  

Flower Meadows Swaledale

 Flower Meadows , Swaledale

Painted in Oils 

Size including bespoke frame 31 x 31 inches

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Useful Oil materials

A behind  the scenes , beginning of an oil painting. Location is Derwentwater, the season is Spring, a glimpse of a sparkling lake through the trees, wild flowers and beautiful sunlight catching the trees and lightning up the leaves.

A Limited palette of colours a few Blues, pinks, shades of Lemon through to Ochre, white and Black.

A few trusting palette knifes, a couple of long handled brushes and what I call my Squidgy 😁 it's actually a cookie dough cutter , here's a link, it took me a while to find one. I use it for many things, taking of colour to reveal underpinning, softening to create mist and scraping colous into skies. It's a great addition into my oil painting techniques. 

Ready for a Challenge

 

Are you ready for a challenge ?

 Have you been painting in Watercolor for a little while and would like to take it a step further. 

Well... Watercolour Course Four is ideal, the photo's above show you what we will paint in the six projects. There are video step by step demonstrations with each project, material guide and most importantly personal feedback with each project. I get to know your paintings, see your style and help to point you gently in the right direction.

The course is in English, and is ideal for home study wherever you may be. I've just finished reading a Kristin Hannah book ' The four Winds' which is set in Texas and California,and was a fascinating read.

 American artists are more than welcome to join my painting course, if you would like to take your painting projects to the English Lake District, this could be perfect and you will love my Yorkshire accent 😀 

Watercolour Course For with Jane Ward

Price £80.00

Sketching at Sutton Bank, North Yorkshire

You can't beat a walk along Sutton Bank, the view is declared to be one of the best in Yorkshire. I can't disagree. The wildlife and fauna is always a joy and the rich history of the Battles fought here is so interesting.  The Battle of the Byland fought around the dramatic Cliffside, the Scottish warriors led by Robert the Bruce defeated the English in 1322. You can't help but imagine how difficult is was climbing the steep  wooded slopes. 
 

Lake Gormire a true  hidden delight, and a great walk up and down with beautiful Spring flowers along the way.

We watched a  Marsh Tit enjoying the sunshine

I managed a quick sketch in the warm Spring Sunshine

You don't need much gear, just a sketch book, a small watercolour palette and a couple of watercolour brushes. 

I use just a couple of these brushes, they contain water, so you don't even need a water pot, perfect for any outdoor colour sketches here's a link 

The small Watercolour palette that I'm using and have enjoyed using for sketchbook washes is made by Rosa and here is the link

Penhill from Osmotherley 

Cleveland Way 

Original Oil painting 

For more details https://janeward.co.uk/2023/02/14/hambleton-oil-painting/

Bluebell Wood Oil painting.

 

Bluebell Wood

Painted in Oils on Board 

Size 12 x 12 inches unframed.

Price £200

For more information https://janeward.co.uk/2026/01/11/small-oil-paintings-2026/ 

Moonlight Glow, Thirlmere

 

 

Moonlight Glow, Thirlmere

Oil on Board

Size 15 x 15 inches including bespoke frame

£325.00

For more details 

https://janeward.co.uk/2026/02/18/moonlight-glow-thirlmere/

I love to see the new Moon, I do find I feel more inspired and often wake up through the night 

to see it bright in the sky.

I used a limited palette of colours, palette knife and a few different objects for scratching out or correctly termed 'sgraffito ' which comes from the Italian word to Scratch :-)

Flower Meadows Muker.

 Flower Meadows, Muker

Painted in Oils

Framed Size 29 x 33 cms 

Love this little oil study of a beautiful walk in the Yorkshire Dales. 

Trying out different techniques, not really sure where it was going, but loving a walk through the wild flowers.

Send me an email if you would like more information and I can see if I can bear to part with this little gem :-)

Ashness Bridge Watercolour

 Ashness Bridge

Original Watercolour

Size 13 x 9 inches unframed 

£95.00

Quite possibly the most famous bridge in all Lakeland

For more details or to purchase this beautiful watercolour painting 

email Jane at lakelandart@hotmail.co.uk

Brotherswater oil painting.

 Brotherswater 

Painted in Oils on Board

Fresh off the Easel

Size unframed 8 x 8 inches

For more details 

Grey days are beautiful days in the Lakes

Soft hues 

Mountains full of atmosphere

Still and silent lakes

An artists delight.

This was painted using the Zorn Palette

White, Black, Red and Yellow.

I desperately wanted to add some Blue, but refrained, 

maybe I just needed a glimpse of Blue Skies overhead.

Fresh off the 2026 Easel.

 

                                                                          

Derwentwater Oil Painting

Loving working on these new Oil Paintings in January all 8 x 8 inches painted on board.

For more details and prices https://janeward.co.uk/2026/01/11/small-oil-paintings-2026/

Or just get in touch by email lakelandart@hotmail.co.uk

Striding Edge, Helvellyn Oil painting

             Jaws of Borrowdale                           Catbells                                 Winter Tree

Inspired to get the paints out.

 

A beautiful morning today in snowy Yorkshire, what a joy to see the sunshine and a tiny layer of frosty snow. It certainly inspires me to get the paints out.

I've just received a wonderful painting from a student doing my Beginners watercolour it really is a joy to see , how much they enjoy the process of painting. It shines through the work, if you know where to look:-)

If you fancy picking up the paints' and have no idea what to do, just try a simple few washes using one colour and watch how the paint and water react. Or if you would like to join my watercolour course for beginners just get in touch. lakelandart@hotmail.co.uk.

Ashness Bridge Watercolour tutorial.

Ashness Bridge

Painted in Watercolours

 Delighted to receive an email this morning with feedback for my Ashness Bridge Tutorial.

If you fancy getting the paints out on this cold January day and not sure what to paint , why not take a look at my Tutorial page for inspiration :-)
https://janeward.co.uk/videos-and-tutorials/

Recent Review of Ashness Bridge: Painting this scene was a great way to spend some time, whilst it was cold and snowy outside. It was about three months since I last painted, so this was a pleasant reminder how much I enjoy it.
There were many different textures in this scene such as water, stone and trees. I hope I was able to reflect these in the picture.
I like the range of shades that can be achieved with so few colours. This project has taught me a lot about paint mixing and volume of water to use.

Happy 2026 the year to be inspired.

Towards Blencathra on Boxing Day.

 January is the perfect month to try something new, or just spark up the inspiration for old hobbies.

I find I am more inspired now, after a few weeks off from painting.

Going for a walk certainly can help, fresh air and nature certainly help my mood swing in the right direction.

I'm going to get the paints out and have a go at capturing Blencathra from my walk on Boxing day , not quite made my mind up but think it will be in Oils.

I'll keep you posted on how it comes along.

Why not get the Watercolour paints out and have a go at one of my tutorials , Here is the link 

Each project comes with personal feedback, written instructions, step by step video demonstration, sketches and material list. Everything you need to get some inspiration for the weekend.