Hill Farming Northumberland

Selected for a rural residency in Tarset, Northumberland

"I arrived to a remote, beautiful part of England, by the English borders, in autumn 2023, to draw. As the weeks and months went by, sitting by the fire in the local inn, winter enveloping us, I met people that felt and sounded, very different to me. As I watched their interactions from afar, I became convinced I could detect roots growing out of their boots. The hill farmers, with lives tied to the land, weather and animals, became my main area of research. The Tarset valley has a damp, rainy, microclimate, wood is a sustainable, stable material for drawing. My work continued through the winter and into the summer, labour with love became the over arching theme of my work." Christy Burdock

Farmer with paper work graphite on cradled beechwood 30cm NFS

Farmers with caps at Hexham Mart graphite on cradled beechwood 30cm £850

Farmer's wife cooking graphite on cradled beechwood 30cm £850

Two paintings in the barn, both oil on canvas 92x122x2cm £950 each

Dressing the church window in Tarset, Northumberland 59x84cm graphite on card £1865

Farmers and sheep at the Holly Bush Inn in Tarset, Northumberland 59x84cm graphite on card £1865

Cows dancing at Hexham Mart 59x84cm graphite on card £1865

At the local Inn in Tarset Northumberland 59x84cm graphite on card £1865