Dawn over the Scafells by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) Art Materials - Drawing Spiral Bound Pads Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan Ophelia

Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan Ophelia Gordon Bell is usually referred to as a “society animal painter”

More than a health trend

and was tutor to several Greek heroes

(Written by Charles Lamb about climbing Skiddaw in 1802 from: Black's Guide to the English Lakes - ed

Featuring 80 sheets of incredibly smooth paper

Dawn over the Scafells by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) Art Materials - Drawing Spiral Bound Pads Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan OpheliaWilliam painted this moody and dramatic scene on very smooth hot pressed paper, which was unusual for him as he normally preferred the texture of rougher paper to work against. However, in this painting where delicate gradations of colour and tone are important, especially in the eerie sky, it seems just right. The Scafell massif is shown here from Esk Pike. "Scafell Pike and Scafell itself, the monarchs of English mountains, have so much rugged