The Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority’s National Park Centre in Malham is staging an exhibition of abstract work by Skipton artist Susan Duffey.

The free exhibition, on the theme of ‘Earth’, will run until the end of August and comprises an 8ft wide impression of Malham Cove and five others of Gordale Scar

Centre Manager Chris Lancaster said: “This is the first time we have staged an exhibition at the Malham National Park Centre.

“I hope it will be an added reason to visit the centre and, if it proves to be popular, it could be the first of many by local artists.”

After completing a four-year, part-time HND Fine Art course at Craven College, Susan went on a residential pastel course at Malham Tarn Field Centre.

“We drew on site at Malham Cove and Gordale Scar and I was overcome by the grandeur of both these towering, monumental ancient limestone cliffs created by glacial erosion and meltwater,” she said.

“It was by working experimentally in different media that I was able to convey my experience of these beautiful locations.

“I am grateful to the National Park Authority for giving me the opportunity to share my recent work with such a wide audience.”

The Authority also exhibits the work of local artists at its Yoredale offices in Bainbridge and at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes.