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. 

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.

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.

Norwich Dandies tour first stop NNUH Hospital fete

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

Paint Out Norwich competition

This week I will be in the Paint Out Norwich Competition painting 5 different parts of the City in old school ink and watercolour on paper. Lets hope the all fairs well to good calm weather. One of the paintings will be auctioned off on at the Hostry where there will be a Gala night of champagne, nibbles, auction and exhibition. Then for a month the paintings will be in an exhibition at the Hostry in Norwich cathedral and for sale.

Dandifest Highlights at the NNUH

Some of the work from Dandifest 2015 in Norwich has gone up at the NNUH hospital on the 2nd floor for a special exhibition. The work was randomly picked to go in the exhibition and was everything I could hang in a day. Next exhibition I would like to print out photos of the larger works from Dandifest and show them. But this will have to wait till next year when I have more time. This exhibition will be up till November.

Ships Wheel Art

This year for the Cromer and Sheringham Crab and Lobster festival the theme for artists was a Ships Wheel. Shops in Cromer and Sheringham sponsored wheels that artists painted and they put them in the window for the whole summer. Gallery Norfolk asked me to paint a wheel. I imaged being at sea and the seagulls that followed the boat reflected on my Ships wheel on a sunny day.
I painted the gulls on the beach in Cromer on paper then painted them  on the wheel. Exhibiting the seagulls along side the wheel in the window. On the 30th August all the wheels came together at the front of Cromer pier and were auctioned off for charity. They made a record amount of cash this year. All the charities will be local ones that need help.

Pride without Prejudice time to catch

A poster by David Shenton of Pride without Prejudice show time to catch last few days of exhibition.

My work is on the right hand side and postcards are behind the desk. 

The Goob photos from Norwich Q&A

The Goob film was finally shown in Norwich after its World tour of Film festivals. I went along and saw the film and then sketched the Q&A 

Here I am with the sketch with Fergie who stars as Boo in the the film

Fergie with his adoring fans

Fergie chatting about the next film that he will be starring in

The other stars

 The end of the Q&A I caught up with Sean Harris afterwards as we had been in Brothers of the head about ten years before. Sean is now in big Hollywood blockbusters. 

Norwich Rising 2015 The Forum

Norwich Rising in its 3rd year

Here is some links

Films https://vimeo.com/119658660 

Films https://vimeo.com/119659968

Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/groups/NorwichRising

Website https://norwichrising.wordpress.com//?fref=ts

Twitter @NorwichRising  

Fundraising page http://fnd.us/c/0two4/sh/a4Dwu7

 

Norwich Dandies fundrazr

Norwich Dandies are fund raising for next year. They have quite a few big plans for next year and they have applied for Arts council funding but in order to receive the funding from the arts council they have to raise 10 percent. So I started a crowd funding campaign as we have quite a few perks to offer that make donating easier. Next year we plan Dandifest 2015 bigger and brighter and better and also to major shows in London for disability week and a tour of Norfolk round the villages. Please do donate and if you cant do share the funding page. A big thanks from the Dandies and we hope you can come and join in our events next year we try to make as accessible as possible for everyone. Click here to link to page

Dandfiest the movie

The Norwich Dandies are proud to release this short film, which includes the performance poem My Mental Helmet, on World Mental Health Day. Let's all be a little bit kinder, less quick to judge, more accepting of difference… our own lives will be enriched. Have a look at the movie here. Vote for the Norwich Dandies who have been nominated by the people of Norfolk for Art award

Rose Collis at Norwich Pride

Rose Collis at Norwich Pride came up from Brighton to perform at St. Margaret's church of art. Her trouser wearing show is a musical of songs and stories.

The audience all crossed dressed for the evening as Roses show was all about Ladies who crossed dressed in the past.

Our Big Gig NNUH hospital Sketches 2014

Our Big Gig at the NNUH hospital for 2nd year in a row. 

Patients, staff and visitors really enjoyed the live music. The line up was organised by Xenia who also plays the Harp. I was there to look after the musicians and made sure they had a stage and a cuppa tea and were signed in, plugged in or out and ready to play.

Ink dip pen Ian Brownlie on Guitar

Ink dip pen Kieth Krykant jazz on Guitar

Pencil Donna Watmough Trigg on Harp

Pencil Donna Watmough Trigg on Harp

I pushed the Piano from the hospital chapel down the corridor with the help of Ellenor the lady Vicar.

Ink dip pen Gill Smith on Piano

Xenia a fantastic harpist she can play all types of tunes on the harp and she has honed her skills of carry a enormous harp about.

Ink dip pen Xenia Horne on Harp

Ivan played with the Gill on piano and then later with Xenia on Harp a great trio

Pencil Ivan McCready on Cello

Pencil Ivan McCready on Cello

Ink dip pen Kieth Krykant jazz on Guitar

Ink dip pen Xenia Horne on Harp

Jim Lynch Brazilian Rhythms

Norfolk's answer to Dolly she is the finest country singer around. 

Sarah and Dennis Temple Country and Blues

If there was more stage Jim and his friends would have done some Capoira dancing too. 

Jim Lynch Brazilian Rhythms

John Ward and Friends Guitar, Double bass, Traditional songs

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