Norwich Print Fair 2025

 After Covid delayed the 25th anniversary of the Norwich Print Fair and works to repair St Margaret's Church in ST Benedict's street Norwich, this is the anniversary celebration exhibition in the newly refurbed Church, so everythings shiny and fresh.

 

' North Norfolk'

A jigsaw vinyl print depicting historic houses and farming, typical of glorious North Norfolk

'Cotinus'

A multi layered solar print, depicting the Cotinus shrubs

in my garden

  

'Garland'

A multi layered solar print made from flowers from my garden
 

North Norfolk Exhibition Project

 North Norfolk Exhibition Project

Wighton25 Site/Sight

'Noticing Changes' 

A mixed technique print of mono and solarprints, I collected plants from Wighton church this Spring, created solar plates and printed them onto monoprinted paper, now hanging in the exhibition, opening 3rd July to 3rd August 2025, open daily.

www.nnepcontemporaryart.com 

for more info 

 

 

'Noticing'

based on the same techniques as my main print but with added lino printed dragonflies and plants, will be in the browsers in the shop. 

 

'Through the Stems' 

Similar technique print

'Watching'

 Delivered 5 framed, 10 unframed and 30 handmade cards to the wonderful Anteros in Norwich for the Festive Norwich Print Fair exhibition. OPEN: 3rd December - 15th December OPEN VIEW: 5th December, 18:00-20:00 MEET THE ARTIST: 7th and 15th December

 

Ox Eye Daisies

Monoprint, lino, stencil and coloured pencil

Daisy Daisy Daisy

 Lino and monoprint  

 

'Three Seasons'

Three plate sun print

 

'Winter Umbels'

monoprint and sunplates

'Wild' 

monoprint and solar print

 

'Cley Next the Sea' Jigsaw lino print

 

'Daisies' Solar, mono, lino and chine colle print

 

'Four Pots' Solar and lino print

 

'Keeping Trimmed' midi size jigsaw print

'Little Snoring' midi sized jigsaw lino print

 

'Wittenham Clumps' (Oxfordshire) Jigsaw lino print

 

 

mini lino jigsaw print 'Windy Mill'

 Mini lino jigsaw print 'Blue Bells'

 Ox Eye Daisies, a mono lino print, using stencil, lino and coloured pencils

 A few solar and lino prints, I will have a broad selection of these unframed, for sale at Wighton24.

Exhibition dates, 5th July till 5th August 2024, see NNEP website for details

 

 

     I'm really delighted to have been selected for the NNEP exhibition at Wighton Church, Wighton24 this year, I have linked plants, a re-curing theme in my work and bunting, both of these used to celebrate special events. I have printed many lengths which should look splendid stretched between the pillars in the church.

Daisy Daisy Daisy

 Daisy Daisy Daisy

A lino based monoprint built from many layers of colour 

added by cutting pieces of lino and individually printing all the pieces. 

A monoprint is described as a print with a preworked plate which has been added to, 

a monotype is a print with no pre-cutting or working on the printing plate, made just using a plain

piece of plastic or board, with colour brushed or rolled on and worked into.

Cromer Artspace 'Colour' exhibition

 Winter Umbels

I'm delighted to say this monoprint has been selected for the Cromer ArtSpace autumn exhibition called - 'Colour'

statement - Colour choice matters hugely, sometimes I instantly know the colours for a print, also I can endlessly add and block colour as with ‘Winter Umbels’ which has a monoprinted base with added layers.  I wanted cool tones to resonate with winter but also that odd moment of warmth when spotting an autumn leaf or sunset glow. A colour clash can give an unexpected thrill in the print, waking it up

Exhibition starts on the 29th September till the 18th October,

Please visit - https://cromer-artspace.uk/events/event/autumn-show

for opening times

 

Southwold, Sailor's Reading Room

A recent lino print, I'm getting lot's of new lino prints ready for an exhibition in September at the wonderful Craftco in Southwold. Craftco is particuarly good for a printmaker as work is all original with not a giclee (photocopy of an original) print in view. They have lots of caft made locally, hand felted coats, jewellery and very fine ceramics to name a few.

Holt Festival exhibition

 My fourth year of being shortlisted and accepted for the Holt Festival Exhibition. Exhibition will be held between Thursday 20^th – Saturday 29^th July, 2023 at Glandford Studios, Manor Farm Barns, Glandford, Nr Holt, NR25 7JP. Opening times daily between 10am and 5pm.

 

                                                                       'Three Seasons' 

This is a solar print made up of four plates, the two background plates I've printed relief and the two top layers are printed intaglio (pushing the ink into the grooves) and wiping off like an etching. Describing spring leaves, summer flowers and wintry seed heads.

 

 I'm delighted to say 'Through the Meadow' a sun print has been accepted for this years Holt Festival Exhibition for the shortlisted artists. Private view on Sunday 24th July at 6pm, at Adrian Hill Fine Art, Lees Yard, Holt, NR256HS. All welcome.

Open 10am till 5pm daily till Saturday 30th July.

 Now showing at Anteros in Norwich, the 24.5th exhibition of the Norwich Print Fair. A selected group of 22 printmakers, delighted to be together for the first time in two years. A wonderful group of exceptional talented printmakers. On till Saturday 21st may.

Wistmans Wood

intaglio lino print

Robin Nest

sun print and lino

June Flutter

sun print

Spring Turf

lino print

White, Wild June

lino print and pencil

Walberswick

lino print

A Still August Day 

A sunprint  of plants collected in August, with the addition of lino butterflies.

Colour is really important to me, mixing and softening by overprinting many plates of a limited colour pallette.

Misty May Morning

A sunprint using plant material, building up delicious layers of soft colours, overprinting many times for a satisfying conclusion of rich colours.

Robin Nest

Similar approach to Blackbird Nest, eggs are lifesize and cut out of lino, I've created the nest out of plant material using sun plates. I'm enjoying the multi layering of subtle shapes and colours, building a delicious patina of textures.

 

Blackbirds Nest

 

 

 

A recent exploration into the complexities of nest building, I'm using life size eggs (lino) and plant material similar to those used by the birds.

 

 

www.curwenprintstudy.co.uk

I have sent a few images of my prints to the Curwen Print Centre, for their online gallery. The print centre is trying to raise funds to build new print rooms, studios and teaching premises, lets hope it works out for them.

'Querky Birds' lino print on eco paper

 

 

'Wistmans Wood' An intaglio lino print

 

'Wintry Pensthorpe' A jigsaw lino print

 

 

'Misty May Morning' A sun print

I'm delighted to be exhibiting my prints in the Upstairs Gallery at the Craftco Gallery in Southwold, for November 2020.

If you have never visited this special, gorgeous hand made craft shop, you will be in for a treat.

You won't find Giclee (photo copied) prints here, everything is original, honest and made by the artist.