Oaty and his owner Angela Harding live in the village of Wing in Rutland, where walks stretch across open fields. Oaty, a four year old whippet, moves lightly through the grass, alert to movement and scent, before taking in the wide views across the sheep fields behind the house.

Studio days with artist Gillian Durno and Florence the black cocker who steals shoes, curls into dust sheets and accompanies Gillian as she gathers the views that shape her paintings across the Notswolds.