Malcolm Cudmore – Artist

One of my coloured pencil drawings has been selected for use on the re-packaging of the Derwent Artists Pencil range!  I’m absolutely chuffed to bits!  This range of coloured pencils was introduced in the 1930s and, since 1938, there has always been an image of Ashness Bridge (near Derwent Water, Keswick) on the packaging.  Ashness Bridge offers a really typical English Lake District scene with the stone-built, single-track bridge crossing a tumbling stream as it wends its way down towards Derwent Water.

Ashness Bridge, Derwent Water, Keswick

In the New Year, Derwent announced that they were looking for a new image to be used in the re-packaging programme and, through their website, set up an open competition inviting drawings of the bridge that had been made using the product.  Although Derwent posted some images of the bridge for reference, I chose to drive up to the area to see for myself and take some reference photos.   Despite the mid-January cold, it was a really picturesque place and I can see why so many tourists and walkers include it in their visits to the area.  Looking downstream, from above the bridge, you can see right down to Derwent Water and this is a very popular view.  However, I was particularly struck by the quite dramatic view upstream from below the bridge and chose this angle for my drawing.

Derwent Artists Pencils are the leading UK manufactured brand.  Later this year, the new boxes of these pencils will be on sale around the world!  Woo hoo!

For CP enthusiasts, the original is on Canson Bristol board and A3 in size.  The pencils are artists’ quality and available in a full range of 120 colours.

For the full news release on the Derwent website, follow this link:

Derwent Pencils News 11.02.2010

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