AN ART studio may seem a strange place to take in the experiences of a walk across the Lake District fells or the scene at an Indian Temple gathering, but the latest displays at Mill Yard studios offer the chance to explore these and many other abstract journeys, by Andrew Daniels.

The pieces produced by Pam Williamson and David Penn at Staveley Mill Yard offer the opportunity for visitors to sample atmospheres experienced by the artists.

Pam's work Seven Walks to the Source cleverly maps out walks to scale in a multi-layered exploration. The walks are traced on to the glass covering of the display with rocks, leaves, pieces of pottery and other items picked up on the way placed behind with the grid squares in the middle.

Her favourite walk is the one at Scandale Beck - the words remember this time in the long dark wetness of winter' helping the observer associate with the hot summer's day she went on the walk.

Her other piece on display, 50 Ways to See a Sheep, was done following the foot-and-mouth epidemic. It features all sorts of things relating to sheep mounted on the back of a farmer's door.

She said: "It's there so people don't forget what happened and there are some interesting pictures that contrast with each other like the red haze of the fires from the burning sheep and the red haze of the sun set on the picture card."

David's work is acrylic based and focuses on merging and emerging figures. Taking a step back, the different textures and layers create a sense of movement. Some of his work is based on his travels to India and the onlooker is transported to the Bombay Temple. He said: "A lot of it is about feeling and atmosphere and looking at it the figures are emerging and moving - one person who came in earlier said the only thing that was missing was the smell."

Both artists have been based at Mill Yard Studios, in Staveley, for the past two years but recently took on the downstairs unit and this has provided the opportunity to open to the public.

There will be an Open Studio evening tomorrow (Saturday) by invitation only, and the studio will be open to the public as part of Kendal Windows on Art on August 29 and 30 between 10am and 4pm. The studio will then be open from 10am to 4pm every Thursday and Sunday.

Some of the artwork will also be on display in Kendal Museum as part of Kendal Windows on Art.