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Paint Out Sudbury 2018 Art Gallery

Paintings created at Paint Out Sudbury, Suffolk 2018

A baker’s dozen of plein air artists took to the historic wool town of Sudbury, Suffolk, on 30 June 2018. Birthplace of Thomas Gainsborough with its snaking River Stour, water meadows, Saturday market, St Peter’s Church, Gainsborough’s garden, Valley Trail, and some 247 Heritage Listed buildings, it was a veritable treasure trove of idyllic painting locations on one of the hottest days of the year.

Artist John Behm, 'Between Two Pools', Between the Old Bathing Pool and the Boating Pond, Sudbury, Oil, 12x16in, £320. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — John Behm, 'Between Two Pools', Between the Old Bathing Pool and the Boating Pond, Sudbury, Oil, 12x16in, FOR SALE
Artist John Behm, 'Between Two Pools', Between the Old Bathing Pool and the Boating Pond, Sudbury, Oil, 12x16in, £320. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Robert Nelmes, 'The Mill Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, £300. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Robert Nelmes, 'The Mill Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, FOR SALE
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'The Mill Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, £300. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Andrew Horrod, 'St Peter's Church, Market Day', High Street, Sudbury, Watercolour, A3, £150. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Andrew Horrod, 'St Peter's Church, Market Day', High Street, Sudbury, Watercolour, A3, FOR SALE
Artist Andrew Horrod, 'St Peter's Church, Market Day', High Street, Sudbury, Watercolour, A3, £150. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Julie Hodgson, 'Sudbury Market Day', Sudbury, Oil, 14x11in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Julie Hodgson, 'Sudbury Market Day', Sudbury, Oil, 14x11in, FOR SALE
Artist Julie Hodgson, 'Sudbury Market Day', Sudbury, Oil, 14x11in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Keeping Things Whole', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, £200. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Mary Blue Brady, 'Keeping Things Whole', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, FOR SALE
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Keeping Things Whole', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, £200. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Sarah Berbank Green, 'Meadow Bathers', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, £120. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Sarah Berbank Green, 'Meadow Bathers', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, FOR SALE
Artist Sarah Berbank Green, 'Meadow Bathers', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, £120. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Summer Canoeing', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x9in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Eleanor Alison, 'Summer Canoeing', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x9in, FOR SALE
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Summer Canoeing', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x9in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Just Once', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 6x12in, £150. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Mary Blue Brady, 'Just Once', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 6x12in, FOR SALE
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Just Once', A Field in Sudbury, Acrylic, 6x12in, £150. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist John Behm, 'Saturday Service', Sudbury Market, Looking at St Peter's Church, Oil, 10x10in, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — John Behm, 'Saturday Service', Sudbury Market, Looking at St Peter's Church, Oil, 10x10in, FOR SALE
Artist John Behm, 'Saturday Service', Sudbury Market, Looking at St Peter's Church, Oil, 10x10in, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Gainsborough's Garden', Gainsborough Museum, Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, £200. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Robert Nelmes, 'Gainsborough's Garden', Gainsborough Museum, Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, FOR SALE
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Gainsborough's Garden', Gainsborough Museum, Sudbury, Oil, 30x40cm, £200. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Julie Hodgson, 'Behind St Peter's, Sudbury', Sudbury, Oil, 10x12in, £140. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Julie Hodgson, 'Behind St Peter's, Sudbury', Sudbury, Oil, 10x12in, FOR SALE
Artist Julie Hodgson, 'Behind St Peter's, Sudbury', Sudbury, Oil, 10x12in, £140. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Jack Godfrey, 'Low Key Cows by a River', Under a Tree by Freemans Great Common, Sudbury, Oil, 30x70cm, FOR SALE

Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Low Key Cows by a River', Under a Tree by

Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'In a Field I am Absence of Field', Mill River, Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Mary Blue Brady, 'In a Field I am Absence of Field', Mill River, Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, FOR SALE
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'In a Field I am Absence of Field', Mill River, Sudbury, Acrylic, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Jack Godfrey, 'The Red Mill', Freeman's Great Common, Sudbury, Oil, 8x21in, FOR SALE

Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Red Mill', Freeman's Great Common, Sudbury, Oil, 8x21in, £320. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Gainsborough with Flowers', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, £395. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Eloise O'Hare, 'Gainsborough with Flowers', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, FOR SALE, £395
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Gainsborough with Flowers', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, £395. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Andrew Horrod, 'A Bend in the River Stour', By a Bridge on the Valley Trail, Sudbury, Acrylic, 5x7in, £140. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Andrew Horrod, 'A Bend in the River Stour', By a Bridge on the Valley Trail, Sudbury, Acrylic, 5x7in, FOR SALE
Artist Andrew Horrod, 'A Bend in the River Stour', By a Bridge on the Valley Trail, Sudbury, Acrylic, 5x7in, £140. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Salters Hall', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, £395. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Eloise O'Hare, 'Salters Hall', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, FOR SALE, £395
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Salters Hall', Sudbury, Ink, Pen & Watercolour, 55x80cm, £395. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Sarah Berbank Green, 'The Meadow', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, £120. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Sarah Berbank Green, 'The Meadow', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, FOR SALE
Artist Sarah Berbank Green, 'The Meadow', Valley Trail, Sudbury, Oil, 8x10in, £120. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Tom Cringle, 'Standing in the Shade', The Mill Hotel Meadow, Sudbury, Acrylic, 60x50cm, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Tom Cringle, 'Standing in the Shade', The Mill Hotel Meadow, Sudbury, Acrylic, 60x50cm, FOR SALE, £250
Artist Tom Cringle, 'Standing in the Shade', The Mill Hotel Meadow, Sudbury, Acrylic, 60x50cm, £250. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Tranquil Water Meadow', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x10in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Eleanor Alison, 'Tranquil Water Meadow', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x10in, FOR SALE
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Tranquil Water Meadow', River Stour, Sudbury, Oil, 12x10in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Tom Cringle, 'Afternoon Meadow', The Mill Hotel, Sudbury, Oil, 60x50cm, £350. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Tom Cringle, 'Afternoon Meadow', The Mill Hotel, Sudbury, Oil, 60x50cm, FOR SALE, £350
Artist Tom Cringle, 'Afternoon Meadow', The Mill Hotel, Sudbury, Oil, 60x50cm, £350. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Sue Willmer, 'Seeking and Finding Shade', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Sue Willmer, 'Seeking and Finding Shade', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, FOR SALE
Artist Sue Willmer, 'Seeking and Finding Shade', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, £160. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist James Colman, 'Mill House Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 9x12in, £175. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — James Colman, 'Mill House Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 9x12in, FOR SALE
Artist James Colman, 'Mill House Hotel', Sudbury, Oil, 9x12in, £175. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Sue Willmer, 'Street Scene', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, £175. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Sue Willmer, 'Street Scene', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, FOR SALE
Artist Sue Willmer, 'Street Scene', Sudbury, Oil, 8x8in, £175. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Artist Robin Drury, 'View From My Balcony (almost)', The Granary, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Oil, 70x50cm, £. Paint Out Sudbury 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Artist Robin Drury, 'View From My Balcony (almost)', The Granary, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Oil, 70x50cm, £. Paint Out Sudbury 2018
Artist Robin Drury, 'View From My Balcony (almost)', The Granary, Walnut Tree Lane, Sudbury, Oil, 70x50cm, £. Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Paint Out’s open air art event comes to Sudbury, Gainsborough’s hometown

Artists Robert Nelmes & James Colman painting from old railway in Sudbury, Suffolk. Photo © Katy Jon Went

Paint Out, which began life in Norwich five years ago, takes to the road and will bring a dozen or more plein air artists to Sudbury, Suffolk, on 30 June 2018. This will be followed by a same-day pop-up art exhibition at St Peter’s of fresh artworks, straight off the easel.

The wool (and now silk) town was home to Thomas Gainsborough, founding member of the Royal Academy, who inspired fellow notable artist, John Constable. Modern outdoor artists follow in their tradition, painting in situ, and in Paint Out’s case with curious public onlookers as we invite passers-by to ‘experience art, live’.

Sudbury Stour Valley Trail, Suffolk. Photo © Katy Jon Went — Sudbury Valley Trail, Suffolk. Photo © Katy Jon Went

The picturesque scenery including the Water Meadows trail and River Stour, the bridges and old railway line, Mill, the market town itself, St Peter’s Church, Gainsborough’s house and period-planted garden, will all serve as landscape inspiration for our experienced outdoor painters and illustrators.

The artists will spend one day, across two intense open air painting sessions, 10-1pm and 2-5pm, recording local views on canvas, and then displaying and selling them in a pop-up one-hour art exhibition in St Peter’s Church, 6-7pm, which also hosts the Sudbury Summer Art Fair, 2-8 July.

The artworks will all have been painted in under three-hours and many will still be wet, even with the sunny forecast! Just like the weather, they will be hot off the easel, and sold unframed, ‘painting-to-go’ so to speak, in carry away boxes, not unlike pizza boxes!

This is a process Paint Out first tried at the Royal Norfolk Show, last year, and has since continued, enabling art lovers to take away a fresh artwork, moments after it is painted, and then to frame it at their leisure and according to their preferred style.

Paint Out began in Norwich in 2014 and has since run a dozen events in Wells-next-the-Sea, other North Norfolk towns, and five large scale multi-day events in Norwich itself, during the annual Hostry Festival (October 2018). Sudbury, is the first of many planned wider East Anglian events.

Paint Out Plein Air Painting Competition, Exhibition & Live Art Experience

Oxana Klip and James Colman painting Houghton Hall at Paint Out Norfolk 2019

Paint Out™ is an art event aiming to refresh and redefine 21st century en plein air art practice. Founded in 2014, we are the UK’s premier and only fully juried en plein air art competition, celebrating the talents of national and international artists before a wide audience in the heart of medieval and iconic Norwich, around beautiful Norfolk‘s towns, countryside, broads and coast. We also hope to visit Suffolk again soon and have also painted Cambridge. Many of our events are about extreme painting challenges, in any weather, up against the clock and the gaze of the art-loving public. Come and Experience Art, Live!

Our last event in our 10th anniversary year – Paint Out Norfolk, 13-22 July 2023 attracted over 140 artist entries and 80 participants, and included art workshops and demos, a multi-day selling Exhibition, PV & Awards of the best art of the week.

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Artist Kate Gabriel painting Winterton allotments, Paint Out Norfolk 2020

Our outdoor painting programme builds upon over 9 years of plein air art events and 3 years of 8-day tours of Norfolk and Norwich with open-air exhibitions seeing dozens of artwork sales and thousands also raised for charity. Each event sees interest from over 100 artists from UK, USA, France, Ireland, Malta, Scandinavia and elsewhere; do enter the UK’s most innovative plein air art event running each July with applications exceeding 140+ artist entries.

Artist Karen Adams painting on Winterton Beach dunes during Paint Out Norfolk 2020

It’s an opportunity to brush up alongside new and familiar faces of the plein air art community. Challenge your creativity. Develop your skills – we have optional extra workshops and demos from guest artists Haidee Jo Summers, Roger Dellar, and Rob Nelmes. Come and capture the height of summer in county, city, coast, and countryside locations including Norwich, Norfolk seaside, inland Broads, seaport and market towns, several historic houses and gardens, and over-the-border forays to Constable country in Suffolk. There will be guest artists, painting demos, talks, socials, and art world judges.

Recent judges have included Dr Sally Anne Huxtable, Michael Richardson, Maggi Hambling, Rob Adams, Hugh Pilkington and the Castle Museum’s Giorgia Bottinelli.

This year the judges include art historian and award-winning author Frances Spalding; art history at UEA alumni, Aylsham Picture House chair, art and antiques expert on Dickinson’s Real Deal, James Layte; and Andrew Bowyer, formerly head of Phillips’ Picture Department, and Sotheby’s Old Masters and now a Fine Art Consultant for Sworders.

Sworders Fine Art Auctioneers will also be on-site during the PV on 20th July and through to 22nd July offering a free art appraisal service for one piece of your art/antique collection (Antiques Roadshow style!). They are the main sponsors of the event this year along with Rosemary & Co Brushes, Michael Harding Paints, and Norwich Art Supplies.

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Art Workshops

Available to Paint Out Norfolk participating artists and non-entrants of any level alike

Plein Air Oil Painting Demo+Tutored Workshop with Rob Nelmes: 14 July 10-4, Norwich
Plein Air Painting Demo with Haidee-Jo Summers: 17 July 10-12, Morston Creek
Plein Air Painting Demo+Tutored Workshop with Roger Dellar: 18 July 10-4, Great Yarmouth

Experience Art – Live!

Get inspired by experiencing art “live”, watching its creation and creators and then come to an exhibition to see the finished paintings and artworks.

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