New Gallery & Studio
on show at Tommy Martin's gallery in Askham
At the end of August 2010 I opened the doors to my new gallery and studio in Askham, Cumbria.
Coinciding with the gallery opening was the first outing for a range of new prints, including another two in the very striking 30"x20" aluminium-mounted format. More about those when I've added them to my online store..
Holly House Barn
Five miles South of Penrith, and on the Eastern edge of the Lake District National Park, the picturesque village of Askham has been the centre of my universe some years now. As a large portion of my landscape portfolio was taken with a few miles of Askham, Holly House Barn, right in middle of the village seemed a perfect place to house my gallery. See the Gallery Page for a map.
It is also, rather conveniently, right next door to the Queens Head Inn that I run with with my partner Katharine.
The Tommy Martin Gallery
Gallery Opening Night
As well as my own work, including the regular addition of new prints, a second room will house shows by visiting artists that will change every month or so. We've already got a few artists and photographers booked in for the space which I'm very excited about. More about very soon…
Meanwhile, my gallery is open to public Thursday-Sunday, 12pm-5pm, (viewing by appointment Monday-Wednesday). I'm here, on duty at the gallery and working in my office and studio most days that we're open.
The Studio
The studio side of the Barn is work in progress. I'm actively looking to take on some more commercial work, including product and food photography, and the cavern of a space that I have available upstairs in the barn is a perfect place to shoot. The eventual aim is to have a fully equipped studio, with a kitchen for food shoots, for use by myself and available to hire to other photographers. More about that soon, too…