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This summer sees the 10th anniversary of Heather Green’s stewardship of Walsingham Gallery & Framing. To celebrate this momentous milestone we are holding an afternoon exhibition launch on Saturday 3rd August from 1 – 4pm. Party cakes & fizz will flow! The summer show features magnificent paintings in oils by renowned local artist Pamela Noyes, serene coastal scenes in oils by Bella Bigsby, atmospheric oil and mixed media landscape works by Nigel Skinner and expressive, vibrant coastal landscape paintings in acrylic by Mary Blue.

Pamela Noyes is an artist living and working in Burnham Market, North Norfolk. She has had a long career in painting and has exhibited widely.  Now in her nineties, she still paints every day.  Her vibrant, expressive work in oils is created using mostly palette knife and hands, rarely a brush.

‘I was born to be a painter and have to paint every day.  If I have a day or so of lolling, I feel different and that something is missing.  Then I go into my studio, get things laid out and start painting, and I feel good’

Bella Bigsby is an artist based in Norfolk. She returned here recently after living and exhibiting her work in California. Bella is an artist working in oils on canvas. She combines tangible elements of the world around her with memories of landscape and home along with a love of the magical nature of myth and fairytale.

Mary Blue is an American artist living and working in North Norfolk. Her powerful painterly work weaves in visual poetry of written words in graphite with layers of jewel-toned colours to reveal the often overlooked and hidden forces of nature and the effects of time.

Nigel Skinner is a mixed media painter based in North Norfolk. His atmospheric, contemplative often landscape inspired work incorporates salvaged, recycled and found objects into heavily textured surfaces.

These recent works are small studies for a large piece of work in progress ‘Ghost Ship’

I am delighted to be celebrating my 10th Anniversary at the helm of Walsingham Gallery & Framing. It has been a busy few years! It is such a pleasure to exhibit the work of a number of fantastic local artists. Our exhibitions are a joy to curate and it is wonderful to work with such talent.

The framing business has grown beyond my wildest dreams, I became an award winning framer and we have completed bespoke framing for a huge variety of clients from galleries and museums to artists and individuals.

Huge thanks to friends, family, neighbours and dearly trusted staff for unwavering help and support, and of course to our wonderful clients for making it all possible.

Here’s to the next 10 years!

This Spring, we are delighted to be showing an exciting collection of original oil paintings by Bella Bigsby in our lovely, spacious, light filled gallery. We also have a full range of limited edition prints. Bella is based in Norfolk. She returned here recently after living and exhibiting her work in California. Bella paints in oils on canvas. She combines tangible elements of the world around her with memories of landscape and home along with a love of the magical nature of myth and fairytale.

Our annual Christmas exhibition opens on Friday 24th November at 6pm, followed by the opening weekend Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th. Once again, we are collaborating with our neighbours Sarah Caswell Paintings and T J Adam Silversmith to bring you an opening weekend to remember!

We are showing a fine selection of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture from a number of talented local artists and makers. You will find new paintings by Mary Blue (above), Carole Ann Grace and Rebecca Lloyd; mixed media work by Steven Levitt; printmaking by Lyn May, Kate Heiss, Louise Bird and Alison Read; reproduction prints by Nicola Hart and Bella Bigsby; ceramics by Rob Wheeler, Jane Bygrave and Lyn Sandford and glass art by Terry Chance, glass jewellery by Clare Gaylard and sculpture by Carol Pask.

The gallery shop is fully stocked for the festive season with a fantastic selection of Christmas and winter cards, advent calendars, limited edition prints, books, jewellery and giftware. We also have a large range of readymade frames for do it yourself, quick framing!

As ever, we are very busy in the framing studios working on customer’s bespoke framing orders. Further details on the services we offer can be found here. Alternatively, feel free to call or email us with any enquiries you may have. If you are needing to get anything framed for Christmas, please bring it to us by 8th December.

This summer at Walsingham Gallery & Framing we are showing a fine selection of paintings, prints, ceramics and sculpture from a number of talented local artists and makers. You will find paintings by Mary Blue (above), Rachel Thomas, Rebecca Lloyd and Carol Ann Grace; mixed media work by Nigel Skinner and Steven Levitt; printmaking by Kate Heiss, Sarah Bays, Louise Bird, Alison Read and Diana Ashdown; reproduction prints by Nicola Hart and Bella Bigsby; ceramics by Rob Wheeler, Jane Bygrave and Lyn Sandford and glass art by Terry Chance, glass jewellery by Clare Gaylard and sculpture by John Mallet & Carol Pask.

The gallery shop is fully stocked for the summer season with a fantastic selection of greetings cards, limited edition prints, books, jewellery and giftware. We also have a range of readymade frames for do it yourself, quick framing!

As ever, we are very busy in the framing studios working on customer’s bespoke framing orders and we have just completed our busiest ever year! Further details on the services we offer can be found here. Alternatively, feel free to call or email us with any enquiries you may have.

Our mixed Christmas exhibition begins on Friday 25th November with an evening opening 6pm – 9pm, and special weekend 26th & 27th November 10am – 5pm. We are very excited to be welcoming two new artists this year, Pamela Noyes and Rebecca Lloyd. Both of these artists create incredible paintings of the North Norfolk coastline and landscape, one in oils, one in pastels. They are joining a bumper crop of new work from gallery regulars including Mary Blue, Kate Heiss and Sarah Bays. New work will be available to purchase from the gallery and website from 6pm, 25th November.

Once again we are teaming up with our lovely neighbours Sarah Caswell Paintings and Tracey Adam Silversmith to bring you a diverse and exciting range of artworks this winter.

Our gallery shop is well stocked with Christmas cards, winter greetings cards, advent calendars, books, jewellery, ceramics and prints. We look forward to welcoming you!

Our mixed summer exhibition is now open until the end of September and featuring new and recent work from many local artists and makers. Joining us for the first time this summer is local painter Steven Levitt, showing a number of mixed media contemporary paintings inspired by Norfolk’s landscape and coastline. He is showing alongside gallery regulars including Rachel Thomas, Nigel Skinner, Kate Heiss and Mary Blue.

Steven Levitt

For the first time, we are delighted to welcome mixed media artist Steven Levitt who works from his studio in Sheringham. For thirty three years he ran a hair and beauty business based in Ealing Broadway, but also with salons in Soho and Pinner. From a young age art was always a passion, but running a business left little time to paint. He was lucky to be able to use photography as a substitute.

Twenty six years ago, he moved to North Norfolk with his wife and two young sons. This meant travelling back and forward from Ealing to Norfolk. However five years ago he was able to sell his business. The very next day he started to paint, and indeed virtually every day since from his studio in Sheringham.

He has had five years to find his unique style. For Steven it is not about realism, but more importantly a sense of feeling, whether it is capturing the changing moods of the Saltmarsh, or some of Norfolk’s beautiful beaches. It is important to him that when you look at one of his paintings you will always see something new. Mark making, mixed media and collage are all used to try and achieve this.

Our mixed summer exhibition will open on 2nd August featuring new and recent work from many local artists and makers. Joining us for the first time this summer is local painter Steven Levitt, showing a number of mixed media contemporary paintings inspired by Norfolk’s landscape and coastline. He is showing alongside gallery regulars including Rachel Thomas, Nigel Skinner, Kate Heiss, Diana Ashdown and Mary Blue. More information coming soon…

Our annual Christmas show opened on 26th November and continues until the end of January 2022.  It has been such a pleasure to welcome friends and customers to the gallery again after such a prolonged period of uncertainty, and we are extremely thankful for everyone’s support.

We are delighted to be showing new oils from Rachel Thomas, acrylics from Mary Blue and Carol Ann Grace and reproductions of mixed media work by Nigel Skinner. The exhibition also includes work from a number of gallery regulars including linocuts from Kate Heiss, ceramics by Jane Bygrave and new Limited Edition Prints of work by Jo Quigley, Nicky Litchfield and Bev Davies. In our well-stocked gallery shop you will find a fabulous range of cards, Christmas cards, jewellery, textiles, art books and gifts.

We will be open as usual over the festive period, Tuesday – Sunday 10am – 4.30pm, only closing for 25 – 28 December and 1 – 4 January, when we will be taking a break.