AN award-winning artist has launched an exhibition inspired by iconic landmarks and the Tour de Yorkshire.

Lucy Pittaway, voted UK’s Best Up and Coming Artist by the Fine Art Trade Guild last year, is the official artist of the famous bike race.

This year’s painting, Pedals, Passion and Glory, is one of many paintings now on show at the Dales Countryside Museum in Hawes, North Yorkshire.

Running until October 2, the exhibition also features work from Ms Pittaway’s collection, The Sheep, featuring iconic Yorkshire Dales landmarks such as Penhill, Bolton Castle and Richmond Castle.

The former teacher, who is based in Richmond, said: : “I am delighted to work with the Dales Countryside Museum to exhibit so many pieces of work inspired by our stunning Yorkshire Dales. It's the perfect setting in Hawes and I hope the visitors to the museum enjoy the exhibition.

The Dales Countryside Museum is owned and run by the Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority.

Manager Fiona Rosher said: “We are delighted to be hosting an exhibition of new work by Lucy Pittaway. Lucy’s love of nature and the special landscape of the Yorkshire Dales is evident. She is inspired by the strikingly different seasons and the ever changing skies, capturing them through her skilful use of pastels.”