Early Spring, Crummock Water by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Framed Print 538 x 437mm / 21.2 z 17.2 inches (Silver) It makes a leaner mixture

It makes a leaner mixture with the colour and evaporates quickly

Ophelia’s mother Winifred Joan Ophelia Gordon Bell is usually referred to as a “society animal painter”

Size: 300 x 1370mm

and Rannerdale Knotts signalling the hidden Buttermere around the corner

give solidity and depth of colour to the centre of the painting

Early Spring, Crummock Water by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) [PRINT]:Framed Print 538 x 437mm / 21.2 z 17.2 inches (Silver) It makes a leaner mixtureUnusually William chose to paint this view from the beside the road, as he would normally have preferred to be rather hidden while painting; but in this scene, the road plays an active part in the composition, leading one in towards the lake with Red Pike and High Stile above, and Rannerdale Knotts signalling the hidden Buttermere around the corner. "There are plenty of physical reasons for the satisfying character of this part of the valley. Here it