‘When the weather suggests tea, toast, and telly by the fire, hardy hikers pull on their boots and perversely head right into the thick of it. There they go in their carnival colours, single file alongside the crystal cold River Sett to pass the campsite and find the deepest drifts on the highest peaks as blushing Kinder Low beckons in the background. Of course I would love to go with them – but someone has to finish this painting.’

Brian Nolan