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Cromer Open 2025
17/10/2025
Exhibition Allen Hall Gallery
22/09/2025
I delighted to say i'm exhibiting my artwork at the Allen Hall Gallery in Glandford, near Holt, Norfolk from the 22nd September until 12th October.The gallery will be open every day between 11am to 4pm. Please call by.
By Way of the Sea
14/05/2025
I am pleased to announce that my art exhibition called "By Way of the Sea" begins at my Hindringham, Norfolk Studio on Saturday May 24th. It will feature over twenty of my artworks capturing the post-war period when, wooden Crab boats, Whelkers and Yawls were commonplace along East Anglia's coastline.
Quote by the artist: "Along the windswept beaches of Norfolk and Suffolk, the sight of wooden working boats once defined the rhythm of coastal life. These small, sturdy vessels—each shaped by generations of local knowledge—were the lifeblood of inshore fishing communities, bringing in catches of crab, whelks, cockles, and lobster from the North Sea’s shallows. My paintings attempt to capture the nostalgia of that time, and the beautiful shapes and form of these wooden, locally crafted boats - in a contemporary, modernistic manner".
The Exhibition starts on Saturday 24th May, and ends 8th June. Times: open daily 10.00 - 17.00. My paintings are available for sale.
Location: The Studio, Mill Farm House, Hindringham, NR21 0PT - it will be well signposted..
Further information: Go to - www.northnorfolkopenstudios.co.uk Studio reference: 036
Quote by the artist: "Along the windswept beaches of Norfolk and Suffolk, the sight of wooden working boats once defined the rhythm of coastal life. These small, sturdy vessels—each shaped by generations of local knowledge—were the lifeblood of inshore fishing communities, bringing in catches of crab, whelks, cockles, and lobster from the North Sea’s shallows. My paintings attempt to capture the nostalgia of that time, and the beautiful shapes and form of these wooden, locally crafted boats - in a contemporary, modernistic manner".
The Exhibition starts on Saturday 24th May, and ends 8th June. Times: open daily 10.00 - 17.00. My paintings are available for sale.
Location: The Studio, Mill Farm House, Hindringham, NR21 0PT - it will be well signposted..
Further information: Go to - www.northnorfolkopenstudios.co.uk Studio reference: 036
North Norfolk Open Studios 2025
26/03/2025
My studio will be open daily as part of this year's North Norfolk Open Studios which runs from 24th May through to June 8th. hopefully you can call by!
Happy New Year 2025!
01/01/2025
It's time to reflect on the year past and to think over the many variables that go into making, promoting and selling one's own artwork. One decision made for the New Year due to such a positive response is to keep painting old working boats which I simply love doing. I live close to the North Norfolk coast where fisherman still launch their small boats off the local beaches for crab, lobster etc. I'm a member of Rescue Wooden Boats based in Stiffkey, just up the road from me,
Allen Hall Gallery
31/08/2024
I'm pleased to announce that the newly opened Allen Hall Gallery in Glandford (near Holt) in Norfolk has taken two pieces of my artwork for showing and sale. Karen Hall and talented artist Guy Allen expressed their liking for my work, which of course is alway pleasing! I hope it's the beginning of a long and successful relationship. www.allenhallgallery.com
Framing my own work!
30/05/2024
It's been something i've long wanted to do - frame my own artwork. Adopting the "floating frame" format sometimes known as the Ben Nicholson frame or St. Ives frame - the frame design shows off my artwork to great effect.
Back in the Studio!
01/03/2024
After several months of refurbishing my studio with a new toilet extension and kitchen i'm back in!! There's no doubt that for any artist, a good studio setup makes you more productive (and hopefully) more creative!