For the past eighteen years I have been painting and drawing on Fisher Fleet, a little-known part of Lynn’s vast docks complex. Strangely, many Lynn locals are totally unaware of the Fleet’s existence!
I was first told of its whereabouts some 40 odd years ago by an artist friend who lived in Leicester!
It’s the creek where all the local fishermen moor their boats and an absolute heaven of endless images for the artist.
Colour, pattern and unusual shapes wherever you look; all ever-changing due to tides and weather. It’s also a graveyard for several old wooden fishing vessels which are left on the inner banks to rot away slowly.
Art is All Around
Artspace on the Prom
I can’t exactly remember how I heard about the Cromer Artspace but when I did, I just had to go see it. I love Cromer with its wild, wind swept sea, so there was no holding me back. Although I’ve been to Cromer countless times, I was surprised at discovering this gorgeous Art Deco building fused into the cliff at the end of Cromer’s West Prom.
Interpretations
Handa Gallery Wells Maltings
26th June-9th July
Links & Layers is a collaborative of nine Norfolk artists which originated in 2014 and has recently welcomed three new members. Disciplines include painting, drawing, glasswork, printmaking, felting, lace making, weaving, collage and stitch.
Making Waves. Paintings by Lesley Williams
Member Lesley Williams will be delighted to welcome you to her exhibition at the Custom House, King’s Lynn open Saturday 3rd to Saturday 10th June, 10am to 4pm.
The exhibition showcases some of her marine paintings.
Andrew Schumann at the Purfleet Brasserie
Quantum Disturbance (660)
West Norfolk Artists in partnership with The Purfleet Brasserie.
Purfleet Brasserie, 19 Purfleet Street King’s Lynn Norfolk PE30 1ER
From the 8th May 2023 for 8 weeks, West Norfolk Artists Association in partnership with The Purfleet Brasserie are holding an exhibition to showcase work by Andrew Schumann.
He is highly respected Norfolk artist and longstanding member of the Association.
Mirror Mirror at Chatsworth House
Chatsworth looking out
A recent visit, with friends, to Chatsworth House in Derbyshire allowed me to reflect on the practice of exhibiting contemporary art amongst the paraphernalia of days gone by.
(We are all familiar with the annual exhibitions at Houghton Hall.)
2023 Spring Exhibition in Pictures
Thornham Village Hall has been the venue for the West Norfolk Artists Association Spring Exhibition for many years. This year is no exception.
Our Spring Exhibition over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend was a great success, with higher visitor numbers and more sales than ever before.
Izzy Wingham interview in KL Magazine
This spring, KL Magazine contacted me with an interest to write an article on my King’s Lynn work. I am currently working on a self-initiated project, to illustrate a book about the town of King’s Lynn. It will include historical facts, stories, and details of my own personal thoughts on buildings and streets.
Three Member Artists Exhibiting in King’s Lynn
Norfolk Landscape by Kerry Long
Three WNAA member artists are exhibiting at Purfleet Brasserie, just off King Street, 50 yards from the Customs House in King’s Lynn from 26th March to 7th May. Kerry Long and Michelle Louise Carter both from Heacham, are exhibiting alongside Snettisham based artist Helena Anderson. It’s an exciting opportunity that is curated by the West Norfolk Artists Association.
5 Upstairs
4th April – 28th April, from Tuesday to Saturday each week .
The Gallery Venetia’s Yarn Shot, 16 Norwich Street, Fakenham, NR21 9AE.
The yarn shop is closed on Mondays .