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Tag: cold water swimming

On Mary’s Birthday (with apologies to Mary)

February of my 2027 calendar features this drawing and story. For a number of years Mary has been on the … More

art, art by Nancy Farmer, Clevedon, Clevedon slipway, cold water swimming, illustration, Nancy Farmer, sea swimming, wild swimming
Detail from "Rain Dance" drawing in pencil and pen in brown paper by Nancy Farmer, 2026

“Rain Dance”

Well this seems to be working….New drawing I finished in September… “Rain Dance”To those upset about recent rain: It wasn’t … More

art, art by Nancy Farmer, calendar 2027, cold water swimming, dryrobe, illustration, Nancy Farmer, rain, swimming in the rain, wild swimming, writing
The Rescue at Wastwater - digital drawing by Nancy Farmer - detail

My Brother Gavin, And The Girl Who Had Been Colder

There’s been a bit of Dryrobe chat over on my Facebook page, because I lost mine! (Relieved to say I … More

art by Nancy Farmer, cold water swimming, digital drawing, Lake District Swimming, Nancy Farmer, rescue, storyteller, Wastwater, wild swimming
"Cake Zombies" - after a cold spring swim at Clevedon - pencil drawing by Nancy Farmer

Cake Zombies

“Cake Zombies” Shuffling and dribbling, with gaping mouths beneath woollen hats, their barely functioning brains comprehending just one word: “Cake?” … More

Calendar 2026, Clevedon, Clevedon Marine Lake, cold water swimming, Nancy Farmer, Nancy Farmer calendar, wild swimming, winder swimming
"Frills & Chills" drawing by Nancy Farmer. A swim at Poole inspired by World Tutu Day

Frills & Chills

It had rained and rained… and rained. It had probably rained on World Tutu Day – which is a Thing … More

art, cold water swimming, coloured pencil, drawing, illustration, International Tutu Day, Poole, Swimming at Poole, wild swimming, World Tutu Day

The Arrival of the Trifle

PLEASE NOTE: To see this picture at its best, scroll down to the version below the story, and click on … More

Clevedon beach, Clevedon Swimmers, cold water swimming, coloured pencil, Nancy Farmer, New Year's Day, sea swimming, swimming, wild swimming

You’re not going to swim in this weather?

Swimmers views regarding the weather can be as capricious as the weather itself. We love water, but not when it … More

Clevedon beach, Clevedon Pier, cold water swimming, open water swimming, swimming in the rain

The Day we Dived off Portishead Pier

Up the coast from the beautiful Clevedon Pier – a regular feature of my drawings – is another pier. This … More

art, cold water swimming, digital sketch, drawing, outdoor swimming, Portishead, Portishead Pier, swimming, work-in-progress
David Burke by Nancy Farmer

50 Years on: the Next Leg of his Journey

In August last year a message appeared on Facebook from a lady called Martina, asking could I paint a commission … More

art, Camlough Lake, cold water swimming, commission, David Burke, digital drawing, drawing, open water swimming

Big Rocks, Little Rocks, Sand.

A picture about the Size of Things at Seaton Beach At Seaton with Melanie, in the middle of October, we … More

art, cold water swimming, Nancy Farmer, rocks, sea swimming, Seaton

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