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 …
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
Our exhibition at the Fermoy Gallery was beautifully curated this year by Lydia Haines and Helen Breach, so many thanks to them. Out of all the great art on display their Curators’ Choice was for mixed media work by Anto Morra. Read more …
The Gale 1883-93
National Gallery London until 8th January 2023.
I’ve been a Winslow Homer fan for a long time but was long resigned to no one here having ever heard of him, despite his standing as a major artist in the USA.
So, I lost no time booking my ticket when I realised the National Gallery were putting on a major exhibition “Force of Nature” featuring works from his long career. Read more …
A section of the installation showing the height increasing.
In September I was invited to take part in an Art Symposium in Neukirchen, Bavarian Forest, Germany.
The theme was Cosmos.
When thinking of Cosmos – the first impulse is to think of the universe. So when I took a look at my huge book by Alexander von Humboldt called ‘Cosmos’, I was surprised to find it more to do with natural science and geology than planets and stars – and that Cosmos can also mean order and harmony. Humboldt’s work had to do with the earth as an interconnected whole. Read more …
I’m sure you all know the beautiful Groundwork Gallery in King’s Lynn and may also have heard that Greyfriars Art Spaces have taken over the Customs House and will be staging regular exhibitions there – good news for local artists!
WNAA have just begun an exciting collaboration with Purfleet Brasserie, right next door to Groundwork Gallery. The owners of this refurbished restaurant are very keen to have regular, curated art exhibitions on their walls and Veronica Sekules from Groundwork put us in touch with each other. Read more …
“Autumn along the River” (acrylic painting)
For over forty years my interest in painting has continued to flourish and I have continued to experiment with various techniques and mediums. I also studied Art and Photography to advanced levels through college courses and developed skills in various media and subject matter through the wonderful classes taught by Helena Anderson from whom I learned so much, over a period of five years or more, as did many other student artists, many of whom are still painting today. Read more …
Richard K Blades is a professional Artist and tutor and can often be found painting in the Norfolk countryside, chasing the Indian yellows and fire reds of an Autumn sunset or creating textured impressions of the North Sea Coast, as the colours shift from aquamarine to muted grey across the seasons.
Artist Angela Banner with one of her works in the new gallery at Hunstanton – Credit: Chris Bishop
A new art gallery has brought a blaze of colour to a seaside town hall.
Jackie Kitch has opened her third gallery in Hunstanton in the carrstone civic building on The Green.
The ground floor, which previously held the resort’s tourist information centre, is now filled with paintings, photographs, art works and crafts. Continue reading
Helen and I ventured out for the first time for months, having had all our jabs and now feel we can move around again with relative safety.
Grayson Perry: The Pre – Therapy Years exhibition is coming to an end at the Sainsbury Centre so we booked tickets for Sunday afternoon.
Always entertaining, Grayson didn’t disappoint. Read more …