So what exactly IS a Wainwright....?

So what exactly IS a Wainwright....?

The mountains and fells of the Lake District that are known as Wainwrights, painted here by our artists
So what exactly IS a Wainwright....?

So what exactly IS a Wainwright....?

The mountains and fells of the Lake District that are known as Wainwrights, painted here by our artists
Swimming in the tarns of Lakeland

Swimming in the tarns of Lakeland

Swimming in the lakes and tarns of the Lake District is nothing new. My grandfather swam in the tarns - and painted them
What cyclists love most of all

What cyclists love most of all

Cyclists love a cafe when out for a long ride, and Mathilde's is the best in the heart of the Lake District
Heaton Cooper paintings are stars of the big screen

Heaton Cooper paintings are stars of the big screen

The paintings of Lakeland’s best-loved artists are hitting the big screen once again. Keen-eyed viewers of the newly-released movie Supernova, star...
Spotlight is on Cumbria's finest artists

Spotlight is on Cumbria's finest artists

Cumbria’s dream team artist couple, Julian and Linda Cooper, are in the spotlight as their work continues to be admired. Julian, described as Brita...
Stepping back in time

Stepping back in time

Being in the Lakes this spring has been like stepping back in time. Director of the Heaton Cooper Studio, Becky Heaton Cooper, reflects on a strange time...
Among Mountains

Among Mountains

For five days he fought against the altitude to make a painting while seracs cracked off, stones fell, glacial dust was blown up from the cliff b...
On the first day of Christmas....

On the first day of Christmas....

Our first ever art market was held here in the archive gallery…on the first weekend of the Christmas season. And it was judged to be a great succe...
Capturing Moments of Being...

Capturing Moments of Being...

Another exhibition which challenges audiences to look at the landscape in a different way is to be staged here at the Heaton Cooper Studio archive ...
A key moment in Lake District history

A key moment in Lake District history

An exhibition which captures a key moment in Lake District history has opened here in Grasmere at our Heaton Cooper archive gallery. Indeterminat...
We're hitting the headlines!

We're hitting the headlines!

Grasmere has been hitting the headlines recently with our studio at the heart of the village’s cultural identity. The October edition of the glossy...
What happened to our river Rothay: a new exhibition

What happened to our river Rothay: a new exhibition

A new exhibition highlights the dramatic changes to the Lake District landscape after Storm Desmond
A Titan among painters

A Titan among painters

In the week that he opens another new exhibition in the Lakes, Britain’s leading mountain painter Julian Cooper has been presented with a top award...
The quest for a king's crown

The quest for a king's crown

A walk from Mathildes in Grasmere to a beautiful mountain tarn
Syttende mai - 17th May

Syttende mai - 17th May

There are lots of memorable international celebrations around the globe… In New York there’s the St Patrick’s Day, in Brazil there’s Carnival, and ...