This original watercolour painting (Framed) has been inspired by my many painting trips to the picturesque city of Durham. The walk up Saddler Street, Durham takes you to the stunning Cathedral. The wintery sky is reflected in the cobbled street where shoppers bring life and activity to the scene. The day before the beast from the east hit the UK in February 2018, our central heating packed in. It remained off for eleven days as the engineers were unable to obtain the parts for our boiler because of the weather. The temperature inside our house dropped to a chilling 3.5 degrees! Susan move out to stay with her sister. I tried to keep the house from freezing with a couple of electric heaters. Despite the cold, I continued to paint, wearing lots of layers, and tried to keep my sprits up. One of the paintings I did during this period was Saddler Street, Durham on a winter’s day. You could say it was inspired by the cold, both outside and inside!
