Andy Beck Images is the RU-vid channel for artist and photographer Andy Beck. Andy is a professional artist based in Teesdale in the North Pennines of England. He is best known for his major work, The Wainwrights in Colour, a ten year project featuring the 214 Lake District fells. On this channel you will find films of Andy as he walks and sketches in the landscape of the UK. There are also videos which feature his artwork. These films are all made by Andy and are free from sponsorship or product endorsements.
Remember going into that deep pool in 1974 when I was 10 ...red hot day...was with my Dad...not another soul around...went from Maryport on a Honda 175 ...great memories.
I have one of these and love it! I always have drinking water with me anyway, so if I need more than the 35ml this one holds it’s no problem. I wear a sports wristband to wipe my brushes on while I’m painting, so I wrap this round the box during transit with my travel brush pouch in between.
If you mean to take a photo of Kilt rock from the viewing point then you will need a lens with a longer reach as Kilt Rock itself is some distance away.
At one time heavy tripods were used to give a stable platform. Then common sense took over, there is no need to have a heavy tripod and a heavy bag of equipment. Fit a hook to the bottom of the central pillar and hang your bag on it. Also placing Velcro, Push the two sides together and cur through the backing paper. Peel one side, stick down where you want it. When all are in place peel the remaining side and close the box. Velcro’s is now perfectly aligned.
Hi Alan, thanks for the comment. Yes, tripods used to be much heavier and a burden to carry. These days they are stronger and lighter. The tripod that is used in the film already has a small metal lug at the bottom of the central column which makes it easy to attach a weight such as a rucksack for stability. A common practice for photographers. However a single tent peg and a bungee is also a good securing idea. Using velcro that is already stuck together is one way of doing it but as the locations for the velcro in this case were fairly obvious so either method can be used. Thanks for watching.
Gracias por compartir el vídeo, me ha servido de alluda para saber la diferencia entre el profesional y el de estudiante, la verdad que a simple vista se ve compacto práctico y de buena calidad.
I'm not a watercolorist (I do oils via a pochade box) but it seems to me that if you shorten the 1" x 1" stock on each side of the tray closest to your body by a length of 2" or 3" each and add it to the wc block holder above, it would all still fit together but give some support on both sides of the wc block so that it cannot slide off to the left or right.
Thanks watching and for taking time to comment, it is appreciated. I love hearing different ideas to ways that the box could be improved. Yours is a good idea to add stops to the board. However, I have never had an issue with the pad moving like that, maybe others have. A couple of bull clips would help to secure the pad/paper. One reason for not adding the stops as you suggest is that on occasions I open a sketchbook fully to produce a wide landscape across 2 pages. The stops would not allow this. Thanks for your thoughts though, maybe someone else will adapt that idea.
This is a very clever and well designed wc box and a credit to you. I would like to make one but I already have three pochade boxes for oils, all of which were put together or re-designed/adapted by me. PS Keep your eyes open for Foggy, Cleggy and Compo if you are anywhere near Holmfirth, ha, ha.
Mine just came in today. Unfortunately, the little hinge that holds the lid on the water bottle is broken on mine. I"m hoping Winsor and Newton will replace that piece.
Loved watching this Andy. My first trip here was October 2018. Loved your footage with the drone too, gave me the chance to see it from a different view. Great video, thanks for sharing 👍
Hello Andy, I came upon your wonderful diy plein air easel and thought, YES! I can do that. Studying my camera tripod's attachment clip and screw (precisely the same as yours) I hummed to myself (as a techy metalworker) hmmm, not very sturdy, one little screw connection, can't lean on such a thing, etc. I have made, from hardwood, an exact solid replica of the tripod's clip (without the screw of course, because all we need are those side angles /___\ to clip in place), glued and screwed this securely to the board. Works a treat. Regards, Wendy from New Zealand
Hi Wendy, thanks for watching and for commenting. You have made an interesting adaption of the idea. Personally I have never had any issues with the connection as I tend not to put too much actual weight on the easel section when I am painting. But good luck with your make though.
It's a lovely place Andy, we were there in Summer 2009 no one else there on a beautiful sunny day.... how times change, Skye has become a destination for the Instagramers ☹️ Thanks for sharing, ATB Alistair 👍
The quality of this film was outstanding & the views of the beach & area were incredible! I have never been but hope to visit someday in the future! Thanks 😊 for sharing this wonderful adventure with us.
Thank you Colleen for that very kind comment. I love making these films and it is wonderful to know that the time that I put into them is appreciated. Obviously the landscape itself is the main player, maybe you will get there yourself sometime.
I enjoyed the walk from the front porch of my home in the woods of Northwest Montana U.S. 😊! Always something to learn in addition to the stunning scenery and the music was perfect! Thank you!!
Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes the little hill is perfectly placed to enjoy the view and the wildlife. Yes, well spotted, there were a couple of wild swimmers there 🙂
Great interest. I went there a long while ago with my parents, and we only got as far as the first bay. How much we missed. Thanks Andy informative and interesting as always.
Thanks for watching and commenting Paul. Yes, as I mentioned in the film, some folk don't make it all the way to the actual Coral Beach. You will have to revisit perhaps? :)
Brilliant! thank you for this sharing your wonderful with your clever, simple design. I want to use it for plein air gouche and think I might put a strip on the front of the shelf to keep my bits and pieces from rolling off. Then glue the sketchbook ledge a bit above the edge to allow clearance for the shelf strip.
Amazing drone shots. A bit of vertigo looking over the edge but the tea stayed down!! It might be a short video but we know a lot of work goes into making it so good. Thanks Andy, Laura
Hi Laura, thanks for watching and for taking time to comment. Glad that it didn't let you see your tea twice :)....I have another video to edit from Skye which is a notch up on the vertigo stakes, keep watching :)
