Crinkle Crags and Oxendale by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) Books - Childrens Art perched on a shelf six

perched on a shelf six hundred feet higher than Easedale tarn - a mere rock pool

The small shrub at the front appears almost to be a Christmas tree cloaked in a snowy blanket

The Nordic / Scandinavian design roots are evident in this piece of small furniture – designed  in Denmark and produced in Europe

and landscape can be its thesis

and Cedric Morris and the garden

Crinkle Crags and Oxendale by William Heaton Cooper R.I. (1903 - 1995) Books - Childrens Art perched on a shelf sixIt's easy to see why Crinkle Crags at the far end of the Langdale valley has become such a firm favourite with walkers; with their distinctive rugged jumble of shattered rocky towers on a ridge set across the head of Oxendale. In this painting, William has expertly contrasted the gleaming snowy tips on the rocky buttresses with the long fellside in the foreground. Part of The Band, leading up to Bowfell, appears on the right of the picture. Inner