Our first exhibition this year, held over the Easter weekend, was a great success with 430 visitors over the 4 days. It was so nice to be back at Thornham after three years and the weather was very kind to us, which made it even better. Thanks to all who made this happen – the helpers and invigilators, as well as Izzy Wingham and John Lawson, who curated this time.
Pop Up Art Gallery
Lesley Williams
Now on until 5th April
Lesley Williams is exhibiting some of her work in a pop-up shop at Dalegate Market, Burnham Deepdale PE31 8FB until Wednesday 5th April and would be delighted if any members are able to visit. There are other pop-ups, as well as some lovely shops and a cafe on site, so plenty to see and do.
Paintings and prints by Lesley Williams.
Wooden bowls, cards and more.
Expressive Landscape Painting
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.
Artworks @ The Town Hall
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
Explorations Exhibition
A Quiet Read
Julian Bull
at the Dragonfly Gallery
Watton
IP25 6AR
April 4th to April 30th, 2022.
Exhibitions are generally open
weekdays 10 – 4 and
Saturdays 10 – 1. Continue reading
Visiting Grayson Perry: The Pre – Therapy Years
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.
I guess he is Marmite to many, and we were able to get a good idea of how he has been able to become an established artist showing us his fantasies inscribed on his ceramic pots and plates as an art student from 1982 and 1994.
If you watch Throw Down on Channel 4 you will get some clue to the pottery skills.
Philippa Perry is depicted largely on the artwork and from his beautiful sketchbooks you can visualise how these ideas are modelled on the pottery.
I have included some photos of the artwork on display and spared you the rawer elements which have been smoothed out by therapy!
You can’t help admiring his artistic career from crossdresser, Turner prize winner to TV presenter, CBE, RA.
John Walker
“I love Hue” App review
Sometimes we all need a mindless distraction. However, downloading this app onto my phone made me think. In fact it sent me down a rabbit hole of colour definition and what is “hue”.
The app’s premise is very simple. You start off with some coloured squares which are arranged in terms of gradient of colour and hue, you press start, it jumbles them up and you must restore harmony. Continue reading
WNAA Autumn Exhibition 2021 in Pictures
What a fantastic exhibition it was! Over 50 members entered their work and we had so much praise from the visitors.
Our exhibitions are an opportunity to show off our creativity, but it is also great to meet other artists and this is a real bonus of belonging to the WNAA.
Horizon – Norwich 20 Group exhibition
“Looking Out” by Andrew Schumann
Hostry: Horizon – Group exhibition 22 December – 15 January 2022
Horizon
After the group’s first show at this venue three years ago, the group will return for an exhibition at the Hostry, Norwich Cathedral – opening just before the festive period, with exhibition dates of Wednesday 22 December 2021 – Saturday 15 January 2022.
WNAA member Andrew Schumann will be taking part in the exhibition.
Open times:
Monday – Saturday 10am – 3.30pm
Sunday 10am – 3pm
Closed 25, 26 Decenber and 1 January
Van Gogh Alive
On Monday 20th September, I should have been going to London for the re-opening of my Mother’s old Dancing School in south east London, which had been bought and restored by some of the Stars from Strictly. Unfortunately, it was cancelled due to covid restrictions, so instead of getting a refund on my train ticket, I decided to go to Kensington Gardens and take a look at the Van Gogh Alive exhibition. Continue reading