Another station on the Welsh Highland Railway, Rheilffordd Eryri in Welsh, with a perfect backdrop of Mount Snowdon, Yr Wyddfa. Snowdon is the highest mountain in Wales and England, and a short walk from the station carpark is the start of one of the six recommended climbs to the summit. At 8.5 miles/12km, the Rhyd…
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End of the line As part of my journey into using Affinity Designer I created a ‘railway poster style’ image for the Welsh Highland Railway (WHR) Station in Caernarfon, North Wales. It’s a metal and glass, minimalist architecture structure on the outskirts of the town. In complete contrast is the evocative Harbour Station in Porthmadog,…
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Railway poster 2022 Just two days free trial to go and I decided to design and create a poster featuring our local, and iconic, Welsh Highland Railway. The new station building was opened a few years ago, and shares its setting with the imposing Caernarfon Castle. I’ve included my favourite engine ‘Number 87’ to complete…
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Five days of free trial to go, and another style to play around with. Moon’s Pull The interaction of the elements, natural phenomenon, and earth’s rhythmic cycles all fascinate me. Animals are affected by atmospheric pressure. Plants respond to the changing seasons and to light levels. And the oceans’ tides ebb and flow according to…
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Year of the Tiger February 1st 2022 begins the Year of the Tiger. Being a tiger, here is my salute to the New Year. Independent and courageous on the outside; wheels of fortune in the background, just in case. Happy New Year.
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Towering blocks With eight days left of my Affinity Designer free trial I want to try out as many different design concepts as I can. Today I have used one of my art therapy paintings as a design base. ‘Towering Blocks’ depicting how the mechanical and structural landscape impacted my space, watching through bloodied hollow…
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