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Teesdale

In 2014 Ron Davidson retired to Romaldkirk, and Teesdale became his new canvas: the village greens of Romaldkirk and Middleton-in-Teesdale, Holwick and its scar, the waterfalls at High and Low Force, Barnard Castle and the moors above Cotherstone. More than 60 of his Teesdale paintings are available as prints and cards.

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Ron Davidson in Teesdale

Ron had holidayed in Teesdale for decades before he moved to Romaldkirk. The dale gave him rolling hills, stormy skies, wide views and cascading water, and some of his best work came from living there. He painted outside on as many days as the weather allowed, often while his daughter Janet walked the dogs.

His style changed in Teesdale too. He fell for Turner’s way with light, and his later paintings care less about detail and more about the light: over the Tees, across Middle Green, on the falls at Low Force. He also taught art classes at the Reading Rooms in Romaldkirk, where his life’s work was shown in May 2026.

Every painting is reproduced as a Giclée print from Ron’s original watercolour, in A4, A3 or A2, unmounted or mounted, and as an A5 card.

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Questions about Ron’s Teesdale paintings

  • Romaldkirk most of all, where he lived from 2014, and its greens, church and inns. Also Holwick, Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle, Cotherstone Moor, Eggleston, Grassholme, Raby Castle and the waterfalls at High and Low Force.

  • Yes: The Thunder of High Force. Low Force appears in several, including Low Force, The Beauty of Low Force and Tees at Low Force.

  • Yes, he taught art classes at the Reading Rooms in Romaldkirk, where his family held the exhibition of his life’s work in May 2026.

  • To be safe, please order mounted prints by 24 November and prints, cards and calendars by 7 December. For a print going overseas, order by 14 November.

  • Yes. Every order supports the Great North Air Ambulance Service, the charity Ron chose to support during his life.