Grace Metcalfe is a self-taught watercolor artist who discovered her creative calling after dedicating two decades to raising her daughters in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales. For the past twenty years, she has been capturing the essence of local Yorkshire life through quirky illustrations and delicate watercolors that celebrate the charm of everyday moments. Drawing inspiration from the rolling dales landscape around her and the whimsical style of artists like Quentin Blake, Grace has developed a distinctive approach that brings buildings, wildlife, and familiar scenes to life with both warmth and wit.

Grace's work focuses on the buildings, landscapes, and wildlife that define Yorkshire character, from stone cottages with crooked chimneys to the sheep that dot the hillsides. She has been commissioned to illustrate numerous local buildings, creating treasured keepsakes for residents and visitors alike. For Grace, art serves as both therapy and discovery—she approaches each piece with the philosophy that there's always something new to learn. Her illustrations capture not just the visual beauty of the Dales, but the stories and spirit that make Yorkshire life so special, one brushstroke at a time.