Winter in Grasmere, 1951 by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Mounted Print 285 x 235mm / 11.2 x 9.3 inches Used to thin oil paint

Used to thin oil paint and speed up drying time and ensures a smooth

Uniting the nostalgia of family-made paper ornaments with the poetic intricacy of its form

It shows the bridge over the River Leven looking south towards the road to Backbarrow and Ulverston

gelatin sizing to the core preserves the lustre and transparency of the colours whilst preventing paints from penetrating into the paper

" How I Became a Tree blends literary history

Winter in Grasmere, 1951 by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Mounted Print 285 x 235mm / 11.2 x 9.3 inches Used to thin oil paintOne of many paintings William did of his home valley, this is a marvellous example of using both wet and dry watercolour brush together in order to depict all of the water reeds, trees and bullrushes by the lake. This rustic setting is completed by a tide of rising mist coupled with chimney smoke escaping out of the village, into the cold air. "What sensation is more delightful than that of tramping along while the crisp snow crunches under foot, and