This painting was commissioned by Culgaith Parish Council in association with Eden District Council (Millenium Fund) and is now hanging in St Lawrence Church, Kirkland.

Commissioned in 2002 by a family in Bangalore, this painting depicts an area at the foot of Cross Fell, looking back towards the village where I live and then beyond to the Eden Valley.

This large oil painting was made on my return to the UK from the Falkland Islands. 'Palenque' (Spanish: meaning 'arena' or 'palisade') is the name the Islanders have for the structure in the painting. Enormous Turkey Vultures, with their incredible sense of smell, are attracted to the curing carcass of beef from miles away . . . but are kept at bay by netting draped over the meat. In the foreground are sheep skins, also hung out to dry - see 'Running Fence'.

Cooplands Bakery Residency (1983). A triple portrait of Sandra hand-linking sausages.