Art and Nature

Artwork inspired by the unique landscape and wildlfe that is Norfolk with a passion for texture, colour and sense of place.

Be inspired to write by what you find in the local landscape.  Two new series of nature writing workshops led by local poet and creative writing teacher Jonathan Ward. Sessions will include a walk and the opportunity to write outside.  You will also be offered the chance to join in a reading event and a display of a selection of your work at NWT Cley Marshes. All a...

Be inspired to write by what you find in the local landscape.  Two new series of nature writing workshops led by local poet and creative writing teacher Jonathan Ward. Sessions will include a walk and the opportunity to write outside.  You will also be offered the chance to join in a reading event and a display of a selection of your work at NWT Cley Marshes. All a...

This is John’s sixteenth annual exhibition at Cley Marshes during which he has presented almost three hundred atmospheric, figurative watercolours representing the changing coastal landscape. The current collection features reference to birds, in particular those who since ‘coming and going’ have become residents. Another development in John’s work h...

Be inspired to write by what you find in the local landscape.  Two new series of nature writing workshops led by local poet and creative writing teacher Jonathan Ward. Sessions will include a walk and the opportunity to write outside.  You will also be offered the chance to join in a reading event and a display of a selection of your work at NWT Cley Marshes. All a...

As a wildlife artist and birder Steve strives to catch in his paintings the feel of the bird or animal he is studying in his paintings, to get the very essence of this being who sees their world in a totally different way to humans. In this exhibition of paintings Steve has tried to capture the interaction between the light & shadows and the wildlife therein.

Join well-known artist, Steve Cale to learn how to sketch birds working up to watercolour painting for a two-day workshop. This course is suitable for beginners and more experienced amateur artists alike.

Be inspired to write by what you find in the local landscape.  Two new series of nature writing workshops led by local poet and creative writing teacher Jonathan Ward. Sessions will include a walk and the opportunity to write outside.  You will also be offered the chance to join in a reading event and a display of a selection of your work at NWT Cley Marshes. All a...

‘Eco-edginess’ aims to challenge the perceptions of coast and edge. This exhibition puts forward a vision of how marshes and fens could look if agribusiness was tempered by greater environmental awareness, with paintings which record the erosion of the coast and man’s attempts to protect communities, the fishing industry, and tourism via concrete and flint....

A fun workshop being taught how to enjoy the unusual, satisfying art of glass painting. Images of birds, flowers and animals will be provided to work from and inspire you.  You may bring your own A4 print-outs of images to copy.   You will make several glass paintings. The price includes the cost of firing one glass painting in the kiln, to then be framed with half...