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Amanda Springall‑Rogers Angela Hunter Carolyn Rawlings Chris Haywood Claire Hack Clare Wilson Cora Mullenger Di Lindsay Diane Silsby Fehmi Gokes Flora Grant Gemma Thody
Hilldred Harman Ian Clifft Jane Bygrave Jane Heath Jennie Picton Josh Jaggard Kate Munro Kay Rawlinson Lucy Pegg Lyn May Mike Thody Mitch Engelhardt
Nigel Paterson Nikki Long Philippa Clarke Rich Love Rob Linge Robin Myerscough Siobhan Hearn Sue Monteath Terrie Clifft Toby Winterbourn Tom Drake
Amanda Springall‑Rogers
North-Norfolk based artist Amanda Springall-Rogers started to paint in 2018. First experimenting with watercolour and acrylics, that summer, Amanda was introduced to pastels and soon found that she loved working with this versatile medium. She now uses all forms of pastel to create realistic paintings of wildlife and Natural World subjects, often inspired by the beautiful Norfolk countryside. In addition, she paints other subjects that catch her eye. Amanda also loves working with charcoal and experiments with other mediums and new techniques. She exhibits as a solo artist, with other groups and has hosted exhibitions with other artists in Norfolk and beyond.
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Angela Hunter
Making beautiful objects, through exploring clay and glaze and their properties fascinates me. I am learning new techniques and making discoveries all the time. Through my experiments with clay I fulfil my need to be creative, reviewing and learning, and refining the forms I make using texture and colours. I'm inspired by the place I live: ever-changing Sheringham on the North Coast of Norfolk; and other artists' work, past and present.
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Carolyn Rawlings
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Chris Haywood
My interests lie in the natural world - birds, animals and botanical. I use coloured pencils and watercolours to achieve vibrancy and depth of colour. I aim to show the personality in both my animal and bird paintings. I also like to portray character in my needlefelted british birds, which are made from wool.
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Claire Hack
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Clare Wilson
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Cora Mullenger
I’m a self-taught artist living and working on the Norfolk Coast. I specialise in animal and landscape paintings using pastels gouache and oils but have recently been experimenting with mixed media adding ink backgrounds to my work. I offer pet portraits commissions. I also run regular art workshops in Cromer North Walsham and Norwich.
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Di Lindsay
Dianne Lindsay has an essentially realistic response to the rural and marine environment of Norfolk and Suffolk. Exhibiting for the last 10 years between Cromer and Southwold. The colour: lights, sights, and sounds of local views have always inspired her. With a strong interest in communicating, and the need to share the joy of painting with others. Aiming to do this with a fresh, spontaneous, vibrancy with a fullness from a colourful life and a need to capture the mood and moment in each piece.
Her work features trees, gardens and local heritage sites including doorways, harbours, and pier views. Dianne enjoys working plein air as the light and skies in Norfolk are incredible. She can be found completing commissions at home nestled along the coast, and in her spare time will be found in her second love, her garden.
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Diane Silsby
I originate from South Yorkshire, an area steeped in the pottery industry in the 1800s and early 1900s, whether my ancestors were part of this I don’t know, but I do feel more at home with clay than almost anything else! So it was the obvious thing to do after a 30 year stint with the NHS.
I love throwing and sculpting and always have a theme connecting with my other passion, animals and the natural world. I’m based in Overstrand and have a workshop and small gallery at home.
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Fehmi Gokes
I have been making mosaics since 1996 and have developed my own style by experimenting with different techniques and materials. I like making mosaics in relief rather than flat, and the grout is an integral part of each piece; not just to fill in the gaps. I like combining a variety of mosaic materials and less traditional ones such as wood.
I had a shop in Hastings for 5 years, which was also my studio. Talking with people who were enthusiastic about my work was rewarding, and getting commissions, which I have had from all over the world, is proof of their enthusiasm. I moved to Norfolk in 2004 and now I work from home on commissions whilst continuing to explore the possibilities of new techniques through my own work.
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Flora Grant
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Gemma Thody
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Hilldred Harman
Purely an amateur Artist I have always loved painting and drawing, being creative and experimental.
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Ian Clifft
Ian has worked with a range of timbers and other materials to produce his unique lamps and clocks, recycling and reusing whenever possible. Ian hates to throw away a piece of wood believing he can always find a new creative purpose for it. Ian trained at Middlesex University before pursuing a successful teaching career in Design & Technology for over 30 years in North London.
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Jane Bygrave
Jane has been an active potter for about thirty years. After leaving college she established a studio in the Norfolk market town of Reepham, supplying East Anglian galleries and other outlets throughout the region. Her work is inspired by the beautiful Norfolk landscape and coastline, together with a love of vintage textiles and ceramics.
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Jane Heath
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Jennie Picton
Jennie is North Norfolk artist and teacher who trained in Textile Design at Chelsea College of Art, London, before qualifying in Art Education. Jennie has become immersed in exploring the incredible rural and coastal landscapes, community and folklore of Norfolk, whilst responding to this rich natural heritage in her artwork and teaching practice.
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Josh Jaggard
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Kate Munro
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Kay Rawlinson
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Lucy Pegg
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Lyn May
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Mike Thody
Since early childhood art and design have been part of my life. After retiring early from my career as a building surveyor, I chose to take a degree in fine art (painting and sculpture) at Hertfordshire University. In 2002 we moved to North Norfolk and I was lucky to have a garden studio to continue my work painting in oils, watercolour and pastels and making sculpture.
In 2003 I started making sculpture in Holt Country Park using found materials and timber supplied by North Norfolk District Council.
In 2008 I started a small charcoal drawing class in Hempstead at the village hall to inspire new artists. Having concentrated on watercolour painting inspired by North-Norfolk churches, country side, sea and boats for the last few years, my current work explores the use of charcoal and pastel.
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Mitch Engelhardt
An Open College of the Arts course and a Natural History Illustration course have been the basis of my practice. Charcoal is my favourite medium. I am interested in the potential of relief printmaking, especially linocut, for producing a different style of work.
Recently I have introduced colour using various media, sometimes combining materials and techniques to produce collages. The freedom of abstract work inspired by cityscapes and the natural world has been another avenue of exploration.
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Nigel Paterson
My work is inspired by the sea: movement, colour and weathering. Currently this is expressed by the fusion of copper or silver and enamel as framed art pieces, jewellery or bowls.
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Nikki Long
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Philippa Clarke
I have always loved art but recently I began to experiment with mixed media and textiles and now it has become my passion. Living by the sea in beautiful North Norfolk, I am inspired by the surrounding nature and wonderful colours.
Over the last year my work has focused on the concept of 'Under the surface', encouraging the viewer to see things not always evident with the naked eye and to look beyond what we notice at first glance.
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Rich Love
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Rob Linge
I am an RAF Veteran, and lost my right arm while serving in the first Gulf War.
I have been working with resin & wood to produce small to medium sized River Tables and wall art. I also create resin abstract paintings which, when lit, show a wealth of ever- changing colours within the design.
I have immersed myself into my art work, and find it a great source of therapy and relaxation which helps with my wellbeing.
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Robin Myerscough
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Siobhan Hearn
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Sue Monteath
I moved to North Norfolk three years ago and have since enjoyed exploring the area through birdwatching, walking and sketching. Pen and watercolour field sketches form a basis for finished wildlife and landscape paintings made in my studio with Cley marshes and its birdlife providing inspiration for much of my work, as well as travels to seabird colonies in Scotland. From my studio I enjoy painting still life and work in a variety of media including oils and pastels.
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Terrie Clifft
Terrie began her glass journey in Hertfordshire twenty years ago, with cold glass producing 'stained glass' panels and windows before going on to copper-foiled glass. After moving permanently to North Norfolk, Terrie attended a course on fusing glass and was hooked! She now works with Spectrum, Oceanside and Bullseye glasses to produce colourful decorative and functional pieces. Terrie often includes copper, silver, oxides and frits into her work. She especially likes dichroic glass and casting glass.
Terrie trained at Middlesex University, majoring in Art, before pursuing a successful career teaching in and working with primary schools for over 30 years in Norfolk and Hertfordshire. Her work has been sold at many exhibitions and has now found a new home in many different countries!
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Toby Winterbourn
I have over 15 years experience working with traditional blacksmithing techniques and metal fabrication. This includes English Heritage and restoration work as well as private and public commissions. I enjoy working on restoration projects of old gates with intricate floral panels, and the processes of making the decorative flowers and leaves. This gave me the idea of focusing on these delicate features and to make them the focus of a large sculpture.
I enjoy natural history and more recently I have been working on various animals, including octopus, squid, bugs and otters.
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Tom Drake
From dilettante, to learner, to maker and aspiring alchemist, I never had much knowledge or, frankly, commitment to the arts until I took up metal fabrication and finishing as a self-taught craft. That grew into a full-time pursuit and, somewhere along the way, I made it my mission to turn metal into quality, lasting pieces with function, character (or both). I'm still learning with a long road ahead to reach my goals, reminding myself that mistakes do most of the teaching.
