In 1982 I moved from a town in Norfolk to rural Cumbria and, back then, most people working in the Eden Valley, Cumbria were  involved in some way with farming.

Working within the constraints of a theme such as 'People at Work' can, ironically, give the artist a freedom.   You wake up in the morning knowing what you are doing and you get on with it.   So, I chose to look at Hill Farming.   The environment in which hill farming takes place includes farm labour, but also of course, the landscape and animals.

Brother Sun

An edition of 200 with 20 artist's proofs. Printed in 8 colours, signed and numbered by the artist in 1990 at Lowick House Print Workshop, Cumbria on John Purcell 285gsm mould-made 100% rag paper.

The figure in Brother Sun is a drawing of Jarrod, a farmer in the village where I live. He features in a lot of the pictures I made at the time. I followed him a great deal when he was at work, mainly because of the way he carried himself - he always looked so interesting.

£310.00