Author Archives: Esther Boehm

Artworks Exhibition

Kit Price Moss is exhibiting paintings and hand drawn printmaking, with the group of East Anglian artists at Blackthorpe Barn in the 21st Artworks Exhibition,September 25th – Sunday October 10th.

Celebration Day Saturday
Saturday September 25th, 10 am – 5pm
A good day out to visit this wonderful ancient Barn just off the A14 at Rougham, IP30 9HZ, enjoy looking at all the Art, Sculpture and Ceramics, all for sale, browse our shop for ventolin and have a cuppa and a snack in our cafe .

See the art made by two local schools who have had a day working with one of our artists, generously supported The Arts Society, Bury St Edmunds. Buy a raffle ticket for a mini artwork donated by each of our artists, in aid of a local charity, and our schools programme.

 

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‘A Brush with Wildlife’

Anhinga

Anhinga

Local artist and WNAA member Alison D’Oyley has an Exhibition at NWT Cley Marshes Visitor Centre from Wednesday 13 October to Tuesday 26 October, 2021.

Alison is a North Norfolk artist inspired by wildlife. Using mainly pen & watercolour, linocut and silkscreen prints in her work, individually or often combined. Also a member of local group Links & Layers and IEAA (prov).

This exhibition includes local wildlife together with more exotic animals and plants Alison saw on her travels to Australia in 2014, Costa Rica in 2018 and New Zealand in 2019.

The exhibition will be open daily 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, so please come along to have a look and meet the artist!

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Cley 21

a colour of air by Martin Battye

a colour of air by Martin Battye

The Cley Exhibition this year had been delayed due to the Covid Crisis – this enabled some artists to explore their ideas and creativity in a much more extreme imaginative way. Most notable were Martin Battye with his massive abstract paintings and Esther Boehm with ‘Ether’ an installation of great magnitude and sensitivity to the space, i.e. St Margarets at Cley.

The church in itself is stunning and the art must compete with this very beautiful ancient setting. Outside there were small installation pieces and on the outside wall of the church four massive wall-hangings suspended beautifully by Margie Britz all about the coast and beaches and stones and pebbles – very exciting.

At the Visitor Centre there were stunning charcoal framed pieces of moonlight and daytime and much more.

Detail of Ether by Esther Boehm

Stone to Stone by Margie Britz

 



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Cley 21 Nowhere

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Esther Boehm’s Ether

‘Nowhere’. Cley 2021

Esther Boehm’s ‘Ether’ is a stunning work. Immediately visible on entering the church of St Margaret of Antioch at Cley, its repeated forms are both separate and work as a composite whole. White, suspended in the air above the baptismal font and above the tombstone of Francis Neale Gent (1711); in front of the magnificent west window, catching every nuance of light on and through the fluctuating sheen texture of each form. This maximises both visibility and the symbolic purity of white. Sometimes it even reflects the stone structure of the cinquefoil and arch of the window behind. Continue reading →

Art 21 Exhibition

Helena Anderson

Helena Anderson

September 17th -19th
10-5
Thornham Village Hall

We would like to welcome you to our annual exhibition at Thornham Village Hall.

At Art 21 we are a group of friends who meet weekly in the Norfolk village of Dersingham. We have a mixture of both professional and amateur artists. Several of the group are also active members of the West Norfolk Artists Association and contribute to other open exhibitions.

John Walker

John Walker

The group was originally formed in the year 2,000, hence the name Art 21, being the 21st century. The membership numbers have always been limited to about a dozen to keep the purpose of the group as one of artists working together without the need for committees, officers etc.

The aim of the group is to work and communicate with like-minded accomplished artists in a friendly creative atmosphere and to provide exhibiting facilities for its members. The exchange of ideas and mutual encouragement is an approach which we hope underpins the quality and standard of our work.

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Cley 21 nowhere · 1 July – 1 August 2021

Ether by Esther Boehm at Cley 21 – nowhere

The North Norfolk Exhibition Project celebrates their 20th anniversary with

nowhere
not in or to anyplace, not anywhere – nowhere is now here

Exhibition dates: 1 July to 1 August 2021



For further information and images please contact NNEP Co-ordinator: Kirsti Crofts
Tel: 01362 668641 Email: contemporaryartcley@gmail.com www.cleycontemporaryart.org

This year the remarkable North Norfolk Exhibition Project celebrates 21 years with the 20th exhibition, intended for 2020 and realised this summer.

Saint Margaret’s Church, Holt Road, Cley-next-the-Sea, Norfolk NR25 7TT
Norfolk Wildlife Trust, Cley Marshes Visitor Centre, Coast Rd, Cley next the Sea NR25 7SA

The space under the bridge between Wiveton and Cley was known as nowhere, perhaps because it marked the boundary between two parishes and led at one time to an island in the estuary – another nowhere. Norfolk had a village Nowhere and we can travel down Nowhere Lane. Nowhere presents a challenge, a paradox to play with. For Cley, nowhere is both somewhere very specific and a particular experience – of being now here.

nowhere embraces work that signals our psychological spaces, exhibited here temporarily, but ultimately belonging everywhere and nowhere – work that brings our attention firmly back to the now here.

The 20th exhibition, curated by Amanda Geitner, features work by 50 artists and includes painting, sculpture, textiles, photography and ceramics – a marvellous range of new work addressing themes as diverse as the migration of birds, the movement of the stars and the pure pleasure that can be found in colour and form.

‘I am very proud to be counted amongst the curators of this extraordinary project. The 20th anniversary is particularly special for me. In 2001 I was married in Salthouse Church when the very first exhibition was on show. My father and I walked down the aisle around an installation by Gordon Senior – 20 years on, I am still married and I still love Gordon’s work! I am thrilled that his work also features in nowhere. We are part of a great and vibrant community of artists and curators who have been involved in the North Norfolk Exhibition Project for two decades. Cause for celebration indeed.’ Amanda Geitner

The show is open daily from July 1st to August 1st from 10am—5pm. Entry is free and a catalogue is available. A range of artist-led workshops, talks and events are being organised in compliance with current restrictions. Please see the the Cley Contemporary Art website for further details: www.cleycontemporaryart.org

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Movement and Nature

The Sound of Silence

The Sound of Silence

I love nature. We really are blessed with the abundance of flora and fauna we have around us here in Norfolk. From the deer roaming the parklands at Holkham, to the humble but beautiful house sparrows comically arguing on your bird feeders. I am lucky in that my house faces out towards an open field, and at the time of writing, there are many hares playing and boxing out there – they are so much fun to watch.

There are also so many birds, too many to list, but my favourites will always be the pheasants; I cannot get over how such a beautiful bird can be living here on my doorstep. I love it all and to watch all these wonderful creatures living their lives is a gift that I am very grateful for; and during lockdown, I was even more grateful. There is something about watching a wild animal going about its daily business that brings a huge amount of peace and joy to my soul.

I am currently striving to create more ‘movement’ in my artwork. It’s often difficult when drawing animals in a realistic style, which is what I ultimately get the most joy out of, but I have learnt over the years that it massively helps to choose the right reference photo in the first place.

Rivals

Rivals

I would love to try a looser style at some point, as I hugely admire many people’s work who work in a more expressionistic fashion and I feel that there is greater opportunity to create something with movement within the marks you make on the paper, but it just does not come easily to me.
Perhaps it does not help that I work from photos, rather than from life? I think I should get outside a bit more now the weather is warming up and try and draw from life more often, even if it is just some small sketches. It’s not always easy when your preferred subjects are wild animals, but where there is a will, there is a way! Note to self – take plenty of hot tea!

Rather than choosing a reference photo of an animal that seems to be posing or sitting still, I am trying occasionally to choose images where the animal is actively engaged in some sort of activity or movement. This has helped me somewhat and makes my art seem a little more ‘alive’, but I feel that I have a way to go yet. Looking at the other members artwork is so inspiring and has been helpful in encouraging me little by little to try different things and bring new ideas to my easel.

Looking forward to the summer and the exciting things I am sure it will bring for us all.

Jacqueline Bright

What’s Going On?

If you happen to wander past my studio in the High Street, Heacham (Studio @ 55) you may ask yourself what exactly is going on here. The light could be on when most of Heacham is asleep. I may still be working. I have a deadline.

Each year a contemporary art exhibition takes place at Cley-next-the-Sea. Artists show their work in St. Margaret’s Church and churchyard, the NWT Visitor’s Centre or on the beach. (https://cleycontemporaryart.org/ Instagram @cleycontemporaryart)

Unfortunately, Cley 20 couldn’t take place but now, I can finally proceed with my work for Cley 21 which will take place from 1 July – 1 August.

The theme is “nowhere: not in or to anyplace, not anywhere – nowhere is now here.”

The installation piece I’m doing consists of eleven ‘skins’ that will be suspended above the baptismal font near the west window/entrance. Each ‘skin’ is made of tissue paper and acrylic medium and is approximately 2m long and 120cm at the widest point.

I set to work making a large form made of chicken wire and ‘Ciment Fondu’ that would serve as a mould for the ‘skins.’ They are translucent with soft edges reminiscent of alabaster or ice and will appear to be floating in space. I still have a lot of work to do before the hanging starts on 21 June, but you are welcome to visit me in my studio on Saturdays and Sundays from 10am to 1pm or by appointment.

Model of installation piece.

Model of installation piece. The largest figure represents a person 6′ tall.

While I’m waiting for the acrylic medium to dry, I’m working on my second installation project of the year. It’s for the Raveningham Sculpture Trail which will run from 31 July to 5 September. (https://raveninghamsculpturetrail.com/sculpture-trail-2021/ Instagram @raveninghamsculpturetrail) I will be using the same materials but suspend ‘skins’ in a tree to create a cocoon-like effect. My childhood love of tree climbing got put into practice again making the templates for the piece.

Clay Modelling is running and so is my new kiln. It’s exciting having a kiln on site and seeing student work after a firing. As things ease up, more courses will begin so please do let me know if you would like to join in. My classes are limited to 4 participants so each person can develop their own ideas with a maximum amount of support.

Esther Boehm

Further information: Esther Boehm BFA (sculpture) • Studio @ 55 • 55 High Street • Heacham, PE31 7DW
www.estherboehm.com • eb@estherboehm.com

Open Exhibition Assembly House, Helen Breach

The Assembly House Summer Open 2021 4th–10th June 2021
11–5pm, Free Entry (book time slots)
The Assembly House Norwich is pleased to welcome visitors back to the House this summer for the return of the Open Exhibition. The open call received 900 submissions, and 40 artworks have been selected. West Norfolk Artist member Helen Breach has a painting selected. The painting, acrylic on canvas, is of fashion designer Robert George Sanders having make-up applied prior to a creative performance.

There was no theme set for the Summer Open 2021. All mediums were accepted including painting, drawing, sculpture, printing, textiles, ceramics, video, performance and sound.

The Summer Open 2021 has been selected by: Gilly Fox, Curator, Hayward Gallery Touring; Caroline Fisher, Trustee of The Assembly House Trust and Director of Caroline Fisher Projects; Henry Jackson Newcomb, Visual Arts Coordinator for The Assembly House Trust.

Time slots can be booked on-line: https://www.assemblyhousetrust.org.uk/summer-open-2021

Green Dot Gallery

St. Mary’s Lodge,
High Street,
Fincham,
PE33 9EL.

In May 2019 I opened a small, but perfectly formed, gallery in my garden. Initially I showed my work, but the intention was to open it up to other artists and run workshops. Sadly 2020 went tits up for all of us, so I did not open last year.

I am hoping to open again at the end of May, Covid permitting, and will be happy to see visitors again.

Green Dot Gallery will be open on Saturdays and Sundays between 11am – 4pm, BUT it is best to contact me beforehand in case all days are not possible.
 
Green Dot Gallery is at St. Mary’s Lodge, High Street, Fincham, PE33 9EL.
There will be signs on the railings.
 
Please call on 01366 347841 or email on brendabrown239@outlook.com to avoid a wasted visit.
 
I look forward to seeing you.
Best wishes, Brenda Brown