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!
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Author Archives: Esther Boehm
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. Read more …
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. Continue reading
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.
If you want to meet up with other members do come on Saturday 3rd between 12.00 and 2pm and enjoy a glass of wine and a chat.
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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. Read more …
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.)
The current exhibition at Chatsworth, Mirror Mirror, Reflections on Design, co-curated with writer, historian and curator, Glenn Adamson has the stated aim – “to place original works in direct relationship to the historic design at Chatsworth, creating unexpected connections with the house’s architecture, interiors, furniture, ceramics, as well as its essential materials of glass, stone, wood, and light”. Read more …
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.
Here some of the works in the exhibition. Read more …
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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 .
5 artists getting together to put on an exhibition in the upstairs gallery of the yarn shop in Fakenham. The exhibition space has been running for about a year. WNAA member Tom Thompson whose work is well known to members. Read more …