Sketches of a Dream: Part II

Young British artist and illustrator Tessa Lyons, 29, is a leading figure in contemporary mountain culture. In the second part of this exclusive LEGEND preview, we showcase a wide-ranging selection of her recent work, which takes inspiration from places as far-flung as Patagonia, Australia's Blue Mountains, the Scottish Highlands, Iceland, and Tessa's home in Snowdonia, Wales.

West fjords, Iceland

Ben Nevis, Scotland

Cwm Idwal, Snowdonia, Wales

Monte Fitzroy, Chalten Massif, Patagonia

Black Sail Pass, Cumbria, England

Ancient Art, Fisher Towers, Utah

Haystacks, Cumbria, England

Keyhole Cave, Millstone Edge, Peak District, England

London Wall, Millstone Edge, Peak District, England

The Way to the Summit 

Hanging Rock, Blue Mountains, New South Wales, Australia

Stanage Edge, Peak District, England



Oban and Lismore Island, Scotland 

Tessa Lyons studied Illustration at the University of Brighton where she was awarded the ‘Highly Commended Award’ by Japan's Nagoya University of Arts. Since graduating, she has had gone on to exhibit throughout the UK in both group and solo exhibitions, including shortlisting for the Haworth Prize at the Mall Galleries in London. Most recently, she received the Fleck Fellowship Award from the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, Canada.

Coming from an illustration background, she works alongside organisations who share her passion for the outdoors at the heart of their initiative, including The British Mountaineering Council, The National Trust, the Kendal Mountain Festival and magazines such as Alpinist, Rock & Ice, Climb, and Trailrunner amongst others. Tessa now lives in North Wales, amongst the mountains of Snowdonia, where she divides her time between climbing and drawing.

To find out more about her work and commissions, visit her Adventures in Art website