I am an artist and photographer from Essex, now based in Honiton in Devon. I have had a very varied career and spent much of my life as a photographer, a forTaunton, professional photographer and Photographers Rep in London with Carter Represents. I eventually returned to my first love and undertook a degree in fine art in my 60s.
My passion is for nature, especially the changing colours of the Devon countryside and coast. I am so lucky to be near the Jurassic Coast with its wonderful scenery. The woodlands here are particularly lovely in spring when the bluebells bloom and the colours of the sea around Sidmouth are perpetually changing.
My paintings inspired by the Devon countryside are often mixed media using acrylics, inks collage and watercolours, occasionally oil paint. During the Covid lockdown I took the opportunity to learn to paint in watercolour, this has been an obsession for the last couple of years. Currently I have found a new obsession in a return to mono printing.
I am planning a series of Gelli Printing workshops next year in Honiton. Please contact me if you would be interested
Please contact me if you would like to buy any of my work. You will find prints and gift items to purchase in my SumUp Shop
Artist's Bio
Norma Walton BA Fine Art
Email: normawalton@gmail.co.uk
Blog: http://normawalton.blogspot.com/
Web: http://www.saatchionline.com/profile/94338
Instagram: @normaw2015
Facebook @NormaWaltonArtist
Professional Experience and Education
2024.....still learning !
Ongoing- there is always more to learn
2008-2011 BA Fine Art with Plymouth University
Short courses in etching and printing
2007-2008- Access to Art & Design Course
1995-2005-Photographers agent with Carter Represents
Participated in and curated exhibitions at the AOP London and in various group exhibitions with Carter Represents and Flowers & Foliage Library-London
Short courses in Darkroom Printing and Photoshop
1985-2007 professional photographer, written articles on photography for online publication, lectured on photography for photographic clubs.
Participated in various national and local group photography exhibitions
Early career- included several years working in window display
Art Practice
Painting, Mixed media, Printing,Textiles and Book Making
Exhibitions
2024 7th December, Beehive Christmas Fair
2024 South West Art Academy Open Exhibition- Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2024 1-3rd November --Doddiscombesleigh Art Show
2024 August Solo Exhibition - Bridgwater Arts Centre, Date 30 July 2024- 28th August
2024 13 -20th July OVAS Art Exhibition, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2024 28th June to 11th July A Festival of Art, Sidmouth Society of Artists, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2024 Feb- March Art Gallery SW online exhibition for Alzheimers
2023 November/January 2024 Artizan Winter Open
2023 October "Our Amazing Planet" Shared Exhibition, Illminster Arts Centre
2023 September Devon Open Studios- Libra Court, Sidmouth
2023 August OVAS Exhibitio, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2023-June Sidmouth Festival of Art, Kennaway House, Sidmouth
2023 May Unamed Arts Festival - Tiverton
2022 21-23rd October-Doddiscombesleigh Art Show
2022 - Aug 2023- Honiton Wine Bar
2022 12th July - 5th August Art Open, Illminster Arts Society
2022 1-13 June- Sidmouth Society of Artists- Kennaway House
2021 12th to 23rd September, Forests & Feasts at Powderham Castle
2021 12th t0 29th August, Bovey Paradiso Open
2021 20th July to 13th August, Annual Open Exhibition, Illminster Arts Centre
2021 July- Festival of Art, Sidmouth Society of Artists
2019 Annual Christmas Exhibition, The Burton at Bideford
2019 Solo Exhibition, Beehive Honiton
2019 Oct, Doddiscombesleigh Art Fair
2019 Seasons- Shared Exhibition Illminster Arts Centre
2019 Art Open, Illminster Arts Society
Photography
2019 Creative Photography Open Exhibition, Illminster Arts Society
2018 "Flowers- A Different View" Solo Exhibition,Photography, Boston TeaParty , Honiton
2016- September-DAN Open Studios-Honiton, Photography
2015 DAN- RAMM Cafe Exhibition
2014- September-Creative Photography Open Exhibition-Illminster
2013- July/August-Evolver Exhibition-Thelma Hulbert Gallery, Honiton
2012- Art For Life-The Plough Arts Centre-Torrington
2012- July-Flameworks Summer Exhibition- Plymouth
2012- Sept- Devon Open Studios-Plymouth
2012- July -Thelma Hulbert Open Exhibition-Honiton
2011- October- Islington Contemporary Arts Fair- London
2011- September – Candid Arts Photography Exhibition-London
2011- June- Final BA degree Show- Brewhouse- Taunton
2010- May – Foundation Degree Show- Pilton
2003 Carter Represents Photo Exhibition- Portobello, London
2002 Carter Represents Exhibition- AOP London
Flowers & Foliage Exhibition, London
Solo Exhibition SWA Exeter
Solo Exhibition Taunton Library
Published Works (Personal)
2011-Captive, Vanitas, Ageless Beauty
2010- Sweet Decay