Jim Watson was born and bred in the Lake District but moved away at the age of 18 to take up an engineering apprenticeship in the Midlands. After 5 years as a draughtsman he dropped out to begin a long career as a freelance illustrator. His most recent Lake District book, published in 2010, is his Lake District Sketchbook, Click here to see some sample pages
Also in 2010, Jim produced some sketches of views from Broad How, details of which are shown below.
Click on the detail to see the whole view/picture.
Jim Watson
In the introduction to his Lake District Sketch book, Jim writes:
“The mountains are high . . . and the lakes are large in British terms, but on the world stage they’re mere molehills and ponds. It’s the variety and concentration of good things packed into such a small area that makes the Lake District so special. You never have to travel far to be moved by something.”
Jim has just finished a similar guide to the Cotswolds and is currently roaming the streets of London, working on his project - “London Sketchbook: A Pictorial Celebration”
On the shelves of Broad How, you will find three of his now out of print guides to the Lake District: Lakeland Villages; Lakeland Towns; and Lakeland Panoramas - all full of his clever illustrations and observations.
“The mountains are high . . . and the lakes are large in British terms, but on the world stage they’re mere molehills and ponds. It’s the variety and concentration of good things packed into such a small area that makes the Lake District so special. You never have to travel far to be moved by something.”
Jim has just finished a similar guide to the Cotswolds and is currently roaming the streets of London, working on his project - “London Sketchbook: A Pictorial Celebration”
On the shelves of Broad How, you will find three of his now out of print guides to the Lake District: Lakeland Villages; Lakeland Towns; and Lakeland Panoramas - all full of his clever illustrations and observations.