The Lives Of The Dales

A book of sketches set among the farmers of the Yorkshire Dales where work, weather, and companionship shape every day.

Through pen lines and shaded stone, the book follows the rhythm of Dales life: lambing before dawn, checking cattle in the byres as the light comes up, mending walls, tending fields, machinery, and family traditions that run deeper than the becks cutting through the hills.

Each sketch is a small act of witness - of resilience, humour, and the unspoken

understanding between humans and the creatures that share their days.

It’s a portrait of a landscape shaped not only by its rugged beauty,

but by the people who work it with patience, grit, and affection.