Norwich Rising 2019 Poster

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Dandies at Norwich Pride

Norwich Dandies will be at Norwich Pride this year!!

Saturday 28th July in Chapelfield Gardens we have a white marque and inside will be a relaxed art tent for people to chill out and colour in or Dress, paint, pose in our hand made costumes. 

Toy Think Tank Show Norwich

My little critters will be exhibiting themselves in the Attack of the Creatures beyond the forbidden Island at Nunns Yard Gallery in Norwich on the 4th and 5th of August 2018. This is a one off rare show in Norwich with Toy makers from all over coming. Not to be missed.

Charity dog calender paintings

My Tigra dog painting features in a 2018 dog calender of rescue dogs for the Super SightHound Rescue dog charity in Norfolk. To buy a calender which raises cash for the charity contact Super SightHound rescue on facebook. If you would like me to paint a picture of your dog in and outdoor landscape scene please get in touch via my website contact form.

Paint out Norwich 2017

Whoopee ! I won Paint out Norwich landscape competition with my painting of Norwich train Tracks heading into the city called Keeping track of time.  The painting was done in 3 hours on the first session on the Monday morning. The area we all were painting was around the train station. I found a steep path beside the station and followed it up to a road beside the tracks. I kept looking to see if there was a view but it was over grown with apple trees and bushes all along till I got to the first bridge where there was a tiny car park of 3 cars parked up against a railing so squeezed in to get a good view of the tracks. Capturing a sky line of the football ground all the way to the station and the castle. The tracks proved quite complicated to paint so I had to quickly work it out. The leaves on the trees were yellowing with start of autumn. There was a slight rain splatters so the start of the picture I hid the work under a cotton sheet that was in my bike trailer to protect my picture frames. When I had finished the ink on the paper I lit up my blow torch and dried it. This was the first time I had ever used an industrial blow torch and was frightened I might set fire to the whole picture. I raced back to base with the painting in my trailer which was thankfully all down hill on my bike. Three judges decided straight away that this was the winning painting from over 200 paintings on show from excellent painters around the UK. The painting was on show at Norwich Cathedrals Hostry in October and now hangs in my home with a rosette stuck to it. Paint out Norwich our selling the works on line if you would like to buy the competition paintings. My all year round landscapes are for sale at Gallery Norfolk in Norwich and Cromer galleries.

Gallery Norfolk Norwich

Here is a painting of Elm Hill in Norwich.
This summer I have been painting landscapes around Norwich city for Gallery Norfolk. The Gallery is at the top of St.Giles number 60 next to the flower bed and Bethel street intersection. If your looking for my Cromer and North Norfolk paintings go to Gallery Norfolk in Cromer which is at 3 Church Street Cromer
Norfolk. Both Galleries open from Monday to Friday 10 am to 5pm. 

Dandifest Jumblesale

NNUH Winter exhibition

Painting above of Wiventon Hall which featured in Normal for Norfolk television series earlier this year.

New exhibition at the NNUH hospital of my paintings stretching down the corridor of level 2 and at the end and beginning of level one. Show is on for next few months. Here is a brochure with half the paintings. In total there is 60 paintings on the 8th of December is the Christmas Fair at the NNUH with free parking. Exhibition is open for patients, staff and visitors of the hospital.



 

Paint out Norwich

Paint Out Norwich 2016 this year I was acccepted into the biggest east Anglican landscape competition and my mother Marian was too. I went off in the mornings to a more challenging views and she arrived on the bus from Cromer at lunchtime to paint together in the afternoon to do even more challenging views. Like having two canoes lashed together and both of us canoeing and painting views from the river.
Painting above is the train station in Norwich early in the morning looking intensely at all the lines of steel and cast iron can be mind blowing.  Takes along while with the quill pen to get the marks on the damp paper. I choose the station because it was pouring with rain and its a sort of awning which is ok in the rules. The staff were amazing and I had a good view of the old part of station and the trains through the modern smoked glass.
I would like to go back there later and paint other views.
Exhibition of all the paintings created at Paint Out Norwich as well as my mothers paintings and all the contestants work in the event is held at the Hostry in Norwich Cathedral.

Paint Out Wells

Today I got accepted onto the Wells Paintout Plein air landscape art competition. Held in Wells-next-to-sea from the 16th to 18th September 2016. 

Sunrise and sunsets painting through the whole weekend with an Exhibition on the Quay on the Sunday the 18th.

Nominated for Norfolk Arts Award

Some jolly news I got married to Robert at Norwich Castle on Tuesday and got nominated for Norfolk Arts award the same day so a fantastic wedding present. Its an EDP public vote so please do vote for me. Its just a click beside my name on the EDP website http://www.edp24.co.uk/news/vote_for_your_favourite_individual_solo_arts_practitioner_in_the_2016_norfolk_arts_awards_1_4676830

Arts East Magazine article

Full page spread in this months issue of Arts East magazine in Norfolk. From the 16 July to 6th August. I will be having a Solo show of my North Norfolk landscape paintings. Come along to Cromer and find the Gallery just opposite Henry's cafe and Merchants place just up from the fisherman's slope to beach. Open Monday to Saturday 10am to 5pm.

New website launch!

My new website has been launched today with a shop. Yippee!! Thanks to Beepmode website development that specialises in artists and writers websites for working so hard to make it happen.

ABCD Showcase

A poster I designed for the ABCD showcase in Loddon on the 14 April 2016
I have been working on the ABCD project for over 9 months as a Graphic Reporter drawing at weekly meetings. Bring people and groups together for the whole of South Norfolk. The project was funded by the C.C.G. On January the 30th we had a festival in Attleborough to celebrate the project.

Here is a colouring in version of my poster. Rosie Lee tearooms in Loddon are going to host a colouring in competition. So get you pens and pencils out.

Celebration of Achievement

My Cousin Sang Bradby was nominated by Viv at the Stepping Stone Project for the Chairman of Norfolk County Council Councillor Rex Parkinson-Hare Award on the 18th March 2016. Sang's achievements were giving blood 50 times in 26 years only missing one donation due to having a cold. Sang attends the Stepping Stone Project twice a week when he is not working in Cafe's. He is part of the allotment and gardening group and have recently been helping with Tapping House garden in Kings Lynn. The Stepping Stone Project also has art and crafts and many activities.
Viv, Sang and his Mum Rachel in the photo next to the Marble Map of Norfolk at County Hall, with the Lion carpet.

Sang was allowed to bring two people with him to the Awards he asked me along and his Mum Rachel.

Every Mayor in Norfolk attended and MP for Norwich South Clive Lewis on the left side of the photo popped in. Everyone is watching D 4 Dance perform.

  

Although Sang claims to be shy at the start of the event he soon made friends with everyone at the event and shook hands with everyone.

This nice chap was there to support his sister who has been an advocate for people with learning disabilities for over 50 years.

The Mayor of Norwich called Brenda Arthur is standing left of Sang and other High roller Civic dudes also with Sang on this prestigious day.

Here is Council Leader Councillor Rex Parkinson-Hare who created the Award ceremony giving a speech. Rex has a daughter with learning difficulties and understands that with all the support in the world it is still a hard for people with learning difficulties to get by. He said all the winners had overcome there learning disabilities, some complicated further by medical conditions to gain life skills, confidence and some sort of independence, the majority of us take for granted everyday.

We all sat in a big room and some of the seats were reserved for the Mayors and the Winners, but we all wanted to seat where we wanted. Sang and I are hard of hearing so right up the front was the best place to sit.

The awards were County council mugs with their logo on and the other side with the name of the winner as well as a certificate. Sang will have his mug on display at the Stepping stone project. 18 people in Norfolk gained an award from all the different support groups in Norfolk that nominated them.

Attleborough Mayor Tony Perkins shaking hands with Sang.

Leader of the County Council Rex Parkinson-Hare handing Sang Bradby his major Award for his Achievements in Norfolk and to his 50 donations to the blood bank. It was a wonderful celebration we had refreshments and met lots of amazing people.

Norwich Dandies tour first stop NNUH Hospital fete

This Thursday at 4pm the NNUH hospital fayre the Norwich Dandies will be there

Norwich Rising November Rehearsal

 

Norwich Rising November rehearsal at the Silver Rooms in Norwich. Using our Red Nose day Grant to have rehearsal space in a dry warm place is fantastic. The rehearsals are free for Women, children and men that love them. Next rehearsal is in 7th December 2015 on a Monday from 1pm to 2pm

In January the rehearsals are on the 10th and 24th on a Sunday between 3pm and 4pm.

 

Norwich Rising main event is on the 14th of February at the Forum for anyone to come and join in the dance. 

 

The Silver rooms has had a lot of changes made to it so we can dance. New floor boards, big mirrors and an amazing garden.

This will be our 4th year of Norwich Rising. We started dancing on the street in the snow.

We our a group that has had enough of violence against Women in Norwich and the rest of the world. 1 in 3 Women has had some kind of violence happen to them, either domestic or on the street. Women are over this behaviour and don’t tolerate it.  Emotional violence is just as painful as physical and we wont stand for that either.

Getting women together is one way of getting our point across.
It also makes people aware that refuges, counselling hot lines still need to stay open even in times of Austerity. 

You can come along to a rehearsal or practise at home or in school. We are doing the dance that we have done in previous years from the One Billion and Rising website.

Check out our website www.norwichrising.wordpress.com

We are also going to be doing T-shirt screen printing in January with artist Chrissy Violet Sabberton so come along with your shirt and print a Norwich Rising T-Shirt.

Miriam Gita is teaching us the moves step by step.

Paint Out Norwich Winner

 

Last week I came third in Paint out Norwich Competition. With my painting of the Chocolate shop in the Royal Arcade. I called the painting Chocolate Arcade.
The competition was set for 40 artists to paint 5 paintings each with 3 hours each painting in two and half days. There was enormous pressure to finish the painting on time as well as having fun chatting to the public out on the street. The first day on the Monday I whipped round and some of the streets of Norwich with a camera and took pictures of possible locations. Very much later that evening I flicked through photos and made a simple plan of what to paint. On the Wednesday it pour with rain so I picked the Royal arcade choc shop to paint under cover. Then I was going to paint under a alley in Pottergate in the afternoon but the rain stopped and I head over to either the Magic shop or Bear shop. A shop keeper wouldnt let me set up opposite Magic shop so I headed over to the bear shop and set up in front of Mandell's gallery on Elm Hill. I have never really painted on the street in Norwich and looking out on Elm Hill at the buildings I realised how old and wonky they all are.
Four of my paintings sold and the Chocolate shop is still for sale with a buyer who is very interested but not back from holiday yet.

Today is the last day of the exhibition at the Hostry at Norwich Cathedral and then it moves to the Maddermarket theatre for a slimmer show.

I been so busy I havent not had time to blog about the event so will have to work backwards from the Win.

Comments have been flying in!!

Deb from Australia said Yay!!!!!!!! That's more like it!! You are so worth it congrats and cheers with a cuppa from Aus xxxxxx

Jane from the sticks said Excellent. But ur paintings are rather good..xx

Mars from Victoria in Oz said Absolutely fabulous, U R Eloise. 

Bec from Ireland said You deserve it and more more more heart emoticon heart.

Dugald from Norwich said Oh, well done, Eloise. I hope there was something stronger as a celebratory chase with that tea.

Richard Bond said Well done Eloise!

Jacky from Sydney said That's really wonderful Eloise Very happy for you    

Berny from Townsville said Go Eloise !!! smile emoticon looking gorgeous too, btw!

Nickky from Ireland said Well done that woman! Gorgeous paintings, gorgeous dame!

John Shelly from Japan said that's really terrific Eloise, well done!

Tricia from Norwich said Well done eloise. I will pm you

Emma Jarvis from Hospital arts project said You rock!!! X

Aunty Jenny said Congratulations Eloise. Love from Auntie Jenny and Uncle Freddy xx


Candide said brilliant you have really done well

Kate from Norwich said Delighted for you, and not surprised. They are wonderful paintings x

Karl from Ireland said Well done. I hope you charged a good price.

John from America said Excellent, Eloise, that cannot be a bad feeling. Rave out with that cup of tea.

 Rachael from Norwich said Well done and well deserved honey! Xxx

Bec from Sydney said Super duper Ella xxx humungus hugs as I toast my cuppa 
tea to your success !!! Xxx  



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 Morag from Victoria said Congrats Eloise...and first prize for fashion to you XXX


Alex from Scotland said CONGRATULATIONS....brilliant...and very well deserved xxx

Richard Bond said Congratulations Eloise, your work is fresh and vibrant and you managed to capture the feel of Norwich so well. Hope you can join us for our regular Wednesday outdoor painting sessions in the future.

Claire from Australian desert said  Congratulations Eloise!!

Paola from Sydney said Congrats Eloise! You look fabulous btw xop

Gemma from N.S.W. said Looking fine!!! Well done

Will from Norwich said Well done!

Andrew from Norwich said Well done you

Daisy from Dorset said Can't wait for EDP article "Eloise, local artist, daughter of local artist, grand daughter of local author. ...."

Julie from Norwich said Well done Eloise, you work so hard

Bec from Norwich said Congratulations to you... x

Jacqueline from N.S.W saidClever you Eloise! and you look great too  

Bertie from London said Amazing!

Gini from Norwich said Well done !!!! Xx

Helen of Norwich said that's a great picture! 

Falcon of Scotland said So well done Eloise, and you're looking so lovely too  

Anne of Glasgow said Congratulations Eloise O'Hare x 

Ai of Java said Congratz El..kiss..kiss..salatiga misses you..

Farnsworth said Brilliant, well done honey and you look fab xxxx

Marion of Dublin said For what it's worth I'll add my congratulations on your win, well deserved and you're looking very "dapper"! That word just seemed appropriate, not sure why! 


Jan of Norwich said Beautiful painting Eloise. And you look v. glamorous - congratulations! smile emoticon x

Kate of Yarmouth said Very well-deserved! That way of painting really suits your style and you look lovely too xx

Ali of Norwich said Excellent, Well done You, and you look Amazing btw xxx   

Aunty of Suffolk said Congratulations! well done. Hurray! Lovely picture and great photo of you looking so succesful . really pleased for you xxx ps well brushed hair and well chosen new jacket. can see your gofers have been working hard 

Mark of Norwich said Well done x


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Vera of County Claire said Well done Eloise O'Hare !!

Vogue of London said Congratulations!

Urs of Norwich Said Wowww! what an amazing painting! Congratulations ~ No wonder you're world famous, Eloise  😎 

Nuska of Holland said Well done darling!! Congrats! Xxx 


Colin of Cambridge said congratulations, hurrah!

Wendy of Norwich said Well done Eloise beautiful painting and you too!

Rebecca of Leitrim said Stunning. Pictures stunning too.  

Donimic of Edinburgh said Hard work. Well done

Maria of Thetford said Well done and you look beautiful 

Andy of Norfolk said well done Eloise you work so hard great jacket as well