A Particular Place July 18th - 8th September
A Particular Place
An exhibition rooted in Mashamshire
This exhibition has been quietly unfolding for some time—a gathering of responses to a place rich in history, texture, and spirit. A Particular Place brings together ten artists, some who call Masham home, others who’ve returned again and again, drawn by something they couldn’t quite shake.
Over the past year, they’ve walked the streets, wandered the woodlands, and paused in quiet corners—sketchbooks in hand. Their work reflects what stayed with them: the curve of a roofline and return of the swifts, the hush of the nature reserve, the mystery of Hackfall’s follies or the Druid’s Temple. Each piece holds a trace of this particular place.
An exhibition rooted in Mashamshire
This exhibition has been quietly unfolding for some time—a gathering of responses to a place rich in history, texture, and spirit. A Particular Place brings together ten artists, some who call Masham home, others who’ve returned again and again, drawn by something they couldn’t quite shake.
Over the past year, they’ve walked the streets, wandered the woodlands, and paused in quiet corners—sketchbooks in hand. Their work reflects what stayed with them: the curve of a roofline and return of the swifts, the hush of the nature reserve, the mystery of Hackfall’s follies or the Druid’s Temple. Each piece holds a trace of this particular place.
Michael Atkin
Michael's work depicts quiet corners of Mashamshire - and the famous Druid's Temple folly. He has created a wood engraving and 2 etchings with aquatint for this show.
'Towards Healey'
Limited Edition wood engraving
Framed: £100
Image size: 100x150mm
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Limekiln Lane
Etching and aquatint limited edition
Framed: £175
Image size: 195x240mm
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Druids Temple
Etching and aquatint
Limited edition
Framed: £185
Image size: 195x245mm
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Robert Blades
Rob is an artist from Masham whose work you may recognise from his designs for Theakston's, Masham Sheep Fair and most recently the TV series "our Yorkshire Shop". This is a rare chance to own one of his original scraperboard designs.
Sheep Fair
Scraperboard original
Framed: £175
23cmx16cm
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Swifts Around the Spire
Scraperboard original
Framed: £169
15cmx15cm
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Herdwick at Sheep Fair
Scraperboard original
Framed: £169
21cmx14cm
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Market Cross with Sheep
Scraperboard original
Framed: £169
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Dalesbred Ram
Scraperboard original
Framed: £169
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Joanna Bourne
Being invited to take part in ‘A Particular Place’ provided a welcome opportunity to explore Masham and its surrounding area. On previous visits I had appreciated the beauty of the Market Place, stone cottages and churchyard. However, as I spent time walking and drawing, I was most drawn to the countryside at the very edges of Masham.
During my first visit in October, the trees along the river were taking on their autumn colours and created a beautiful textural backdrop to the little fishing hut. The walk from the town, along the river and up the slope to the Wetlands is clearly well-loved and as I sat and sketched people passed by enjoying their daily walk. It was a timeless scene yet rooted in the everyday experience of local inhabitants.
A return visit in the Spring found me back at Marfield Wetlands which was alive with wildfowl. The Wetlands offered an interesting landscape, with the reeds, water, islands and rows of poplars creating a backdrop for all the birds’ activity in the hot spring sunshine.
Visiting Masham has given me an insight into its captivating nature which has drawn in artists through the ages, and I hope to continue making prints inspired by the area.
During my first visit in October, the trees along the river were taking on their autumn colours and created a beautiful textural backdrop to the little fishing hut. The walk from the town, along the river and up the slope to the Wetlands is clearly well-loved and as I sat and sketched people passed by enjoying their daily walk. It was a timeless scene yet rooted in the everyday experience of local inhabitants.
A return visit in the Spring found me back at Marfield Wetlands which was alive with wildfowl. The Wetlands offered an interesting landscape, with the reeds, water, islands and rows of poplars creating a backdrop for all the birds’ activity in the hot spring sunshine.
Visiting Masham has given me an insight into its captivating nature which has drawn in artists through the ages, and I hope to continue making prints inspired by the area.
Down to the River
Woodcut
Limited edition
Framed: £340
30cmx36cm
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High Noon at the Wetlands
Woodcut
Limited Edition
Framed: £340
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Janis Goodman
Janis has visited Masham many many times over the last 25 years or so, often drawing the buildings and edge lands of the town. Over the years she has had solo exhibitions at Masham Gallery and produced a large number of etchings of the area, many of the runs now sold out. For this show she has added to her Masham portfolio with one of swifts around the King's Head and in contrast the dappled light through the woods of Hackfall.
Back to Masham
Etching
Framed: £150
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Dappled Things
Etching
Framed: £140
15cmx15cm
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Hackfall Oak
Etching
Framed: £150
20cmx20cm
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In a Spinney
Etching
Framed £190
29cmx20cm
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Hackfall Triptych
Etching
Framed: £190
35cmx20cm
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"Hackfall Oak" Etching by Janis Goodman
£99.00
"Hackfall Oak" Limited edition etching handprinted by Janis Goodman. 20 x 20cmSold unframed, mounted, cello wrapped.
(Prints may be printed to order so can take up to 4 weeks, please contact us if you require things by a certain date and we will let you know if it's possible)
"Hackfall Triptych" by Janis Goodman
£120.00
Sold out
"Hackfall Triptych" Limited edition etching handprinted by Janis Goodman. 34 x 20cm. Sold unframed, mounted, cello wrapped.
(Prints may be printed to order so can take up to 4 weeks, please contact us if you require things by a certain date and we will let you know if it's possible)
Pam Grimmond
I am inspired by the mysterious and magical world of plants.Their infinite variey and capacity to evolve over time is a constant source of joy and fascination. As an essential part of our world, they are also a vital link to other times and places.
For this exhibition I selected Hackfall Woods, made a few years ago. I first visited the woods many ago and remember being struck by its natural beauty. When I visited much later to make sketches for my print, I was once again enveloped in a calm and magical world, away from the stresses of day to day life.
I used three blocks of lino for this piece, inking and printing one block at a time, each new layer being printed on top of the one below.
New work includes Bracken 1 and 2, is inspired by the flora of Nutwith Common, quite near to Hackfall Woods. I felt drawn to it because it was a place I visited when my son and nephews were young boys and my parents were still alive. We stopped on the way to Masham for a picnic on top of the moor, enjoying a feeling of freedom under the large skies. I stopped there on my way home from East Witton last October so I could take another look and gather inspiration for some new work. Around a slightly marshy area I was delighted to find a small apple tree, still holding a few yellow apples, while others lay among fallen leaves. Bracken stood out against the sky, its long, narrow stalks disappearing into the undergrowth. There were also soft rushes and rosebay willow-herb, their forms clearly outlined against the horizon and sky.
I used several small pieces of coloured Japanese paper to make prints from a larger block of lino, experimenting with a soft palette of blues, pinks, silver and soft browns, which I arranged to form a tiled effect.
For this exhibition I selected Hackfall Woods, made a few years ago. I first visited the woods many ago and remember being struck by its natural beauty. When I visited much later to make sketches for my print, I was once again enveloped in a calm and magical world, away from the stresses of day to day life.
I used three blocks of lino for this piece, inking and printing one block at a time, each new layer being printed on top of the one below.
New work includes Bracken 1 and 2, is inspired by the flora of Nutwith Common, quite near to Hackfall Woods. I felt drawn to it because it was a place I visited when my son and nephews were young boys and my parents were still alive. We stopped on the way to Masham for a picnic on top of the moor, enjoying a feeling of freedom under the large skies. I stopped there on my way home from East Witton last October so I could take another look and gather inspiration for some new work. Around a slightly marshy area I was delighted to find a small apple tree, still holding a few yellow apples, while others lay among fallen leaves. Bracken stood out against the sky, its long, narrow stalks disappearing into the undergrowth. There were also soft rushes and rosebay willow-herb, their forms clearly outlined against the horizon and sky.
I used several small pieces of coloured Japanese paper to make prints from a larger block of lino, experimenting with a soft palette of blues, pinks, silver and soft browns, which I arranged to form a tiled effect.
Bracken 1
Hand finished linoprint on Japanese paper
Framed: £295
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Hackfall Woods
Linoprint
Limited Edition
Framed: £245
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Bracken 2
Linoprint on Japanese paper, chine colle on Somerset satin
Framed: £295
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Angela Hall
During my initial visit to Marfield Nature Reserve in early June the geese were remarkably prevalent—honking, flapping, and engaging in dramatic low-altitude flights. Their presence was especially pronounced during the peak of the breeding season, as many could be seen concealed amidst the reeds, cautiously extending their long necks. It was as though they were stealthy sentinels in their golden-brown refuges.
Masham town allotments are a feast of glasshouses, poly tunnels, sheds and repurposed materials. Vegetables and flowers are grown in tidy plots of open ground and protected by wooden fences and handmade garden gates.
I was brought up within a dedicated allotment community and my dad had an old blue shed just like the one that appears in my silkscreen print. Painted in a similar French blue and secured with a padlock it contained everything he needed for a day out with his spade and flask!
Masham town allotments are a feast of glasshouses, poly tunnels, sheds and repurposed materials. Vegetables and flowers are grown in tidy plots of open ground and protected by wooden fences and handmade garden gates.
I was brought up within a dedicated allotment community and my dad had an old blue shed just like the one that appears in my silkscreen print. Painted in a similar French blue and secured with a padlock it contained everything he needed for a day out with his spade and flask!
Blue Shed
Screenprint
Limited Edition
Framed: £150
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In the Reeds at Mayfield
Screenprint
Limited Edition
Framed: £275
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Liz Harvey
Since moving to North Yorkshire, nearly two years ago, my work has been focused on responding to the new landscapes and environments I have encountered daily. With a large rural studio, just outside Grewelthorpe, I have been able to immerse myself in the land and seasons surrounding me. My paintings are abstractions of observations, often evoking the feelings of being in the landscape as well as recording aspects of the physical place. Recent works have responded to emerging spring blossoms , autumnal leaves and the ever present presence of trees in my work records how they change and reveal themselves through the year.
Work for this exhibition has been inspired by visits to Hackfall Woods, Studley Royal near Ripon and local views around Mickley and Sleningford.
Work for this exhibition has been inspired by visits to Hackfall Woods, Studley Royal near Ripon and local views around Mickley and Sleningford.
Hackfall High View
Oil on Canvas
30cmx30cm
£175
Autumn River View, Hackfall
Watercolour
15cmx15cm
£125
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Hackfall High View
Oil on Canvas
50x50cm
£475
Hackfall, Small Extended View Oil in Canvas 15cmx45cm £245
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Hackfall, large Extended View
Oil in Canvas
£525
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Sarah Kirby
I love discovering new places and for me making images is the best way to get to know somewhere, to gather in the sense and spirit of a place
I walk and draw (and also take photographs) and spend real time in an environment…then take images , memories and emotions back to my studio where I draw again and translate into a linocut.
A couple of years ago having been invited by Josie to take part in a show at the gallery I visited Masham for the first time - and loved it.
Visits this year took me to Hackfall Woods on some of the loveliest days in May when the sun was shining and the trees were just becoming green … the immersion in dapple, and ever present sound of the river while coming across follies and ruins was magical.
It is a place I hope to return to but for the moment a little series of linocuts has emerged.
I walk and draw (and also take photographs) and spend real time in an environment…then take images , memories and emotions back to my studio where I draw again and translate into a linocut.
A couple of years ago having been invited by Josie to take part in a show at the gallery I visited Masham for the first time - and loved it.
Visits this year took me to Hackfall Woods on some of the loveliest days in May when the sun was shining and the trees were just becoming green … the immersion in dapple, and ever present sound of the river while coming across follies and ruins was magical.
It is a place I hope to return to but for the moment a little series of linocuts has emerged.
Hackfall I
Linocut Print
Limited Edition
Framed: £250
32x24cm
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Hackfall II
Linocut Print
Limited Edition
Framed: £250
32x24cm
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Hackfall III
Linocut Print
Limited Edition
Framed: £250
34x25cm
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Market Place Masham
Linocut
Limited Edition
Framed: £260
Image size: 40x50cm
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Charlotte Morrison
Charlotte grew up in Mashamshire and it remains a primary inspiration for her ceramic work. For this exhibition she has made a series of stacking vases and nesting pots depicting views and follies at Hackfall. Also some bowls refereeing the river and the sort of china and found pieces that she finds there. Charlotte's work is mostly made from delicate porcelain and hand built and painted - each piece being completely unique.
'Fisher's Hall' Vase set
£250
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'Mowbray Castle' Vessel set
£160
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'Mobray Castle' vessel set
£160
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'The Ruin' vessel set
£150
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'The Ruin' vessel set
£150
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'Riverbed' pottery bowls
£26-£40
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Specimen Vases
Height: 10.5cm
£40
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Specimen Vases
Height: 10.5cm
£40
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Specimen Vases
Height: 10.5cm
£40
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Specimen Vases
Height: 10.5cm
£40
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Ian Scott Massie
Ian Scott Massie has called Masham his home for nearly 40 years now. The landscape and light here provide constant inspiration. This collection of watercolour paintings arise from being present here through different seasons and viewpoints.
Masham from the Old Road
Watercolour
36cmx15cm
£1495
Masham from above Low Burton
Watercolour
20cmx16cm
£695
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Masham, a Day in Summer
Watercolour
12cmx10cm
£295
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Masham Autumn Mist
Watercolour
20cmx16cm
£695
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Masham from Roomer Common
Watercolour
20cmx10cm
£495
