Skipton Castle Conduit Court Metal Print

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This courtyard is a focal point of Skipton Castle, one of the best preserved mediaevil [or medieval] castles in England, being found in the northern county of Yorkshire. It is a tranquil spot and dates from the Tudor period (sixteenth century) although parts of the castle date back to Norman times (eleventh century.) Edward II granted the castle to the Clifford family who held it for 300 years. Lady Anne Clifford, the last of the family to own it, planted this yew tree in 1645. The courtyard is called the Conduit Court as the water supply was piped into the castle to this spot.

I was born a Manxman - a native of the Isle of Man in the centre of the British Isles - and my heritage from there sometimes brings a Celtic element to my work. However, another side of my personality has often been expressed in my acrylic painting and photography in a more extraverted, Mediterranean way. This has no doubt been influenced by the fact that I have travelled through Europe and elsewhere in the past, but I have come to look for inspiration nearer to my home in recent years in a beautiful part of the north of England. My Christian faith underlies what I do in art as in the rest of my life. I am a retired clinical psychologist and am married with children and grandchildren. I have no formal artistic qualifications but am...