Payments
BACS payments should be to:
North Norfolk Open Studios
Acct no: 25612462
Sort code: 80 22 60
Bank: Bank of Scotland
Put the artist name as it appears on the website as the reference
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North Norfolk Open Studios
and posted to:
Terrie Clifft
1 Castle Close
Holt
NR25 6FB
(Please write the name of the artist as it appears on the website on the back of your cheque)
Your brochure entry:
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Artist number:
To be confirmed.
Name:
Robert Downie
Trail/Area:
To be confirmed.
Studio address:
The Garden House Gallery
31 Garden St
Cromer
NR27 9HN
Tel:
07484 137045
Website:
Wheelchair access:
NO
Directions:
Follow one way system into Cromer centre. Go right at “merge in turn” sign. Take first left into Garden Street (opposite Lloyds Bank) The Garden House is 200 yards down on left.
Description:
‘Working predominantly in pen, ink and gouache my images use bold colours and dynamic lines in a very graphic style to capture the magic and beauty of Norfolk’s coast and countryside.’
Dates:
Saturday 24 May
Sunday 25 May
Monday 26 May
Tuesday 27 May
Wednesday 28 May
Thursday 29 May
Friday 30 May
Saturday 31 May
Sunday 1 June
Monday 2 June
Tuesday 3 June
Wednesday 4 June
Thursday 5 June
Friday 6 June
Saturday 7 June
Sunday 8 June
Your artist's page:
Robert Downie
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artist number:
To be confirmed
trail:
media:
website:
website:
mobile:
07484 137045
landline:
01263 511234
address:
The Garden House Gallery
31 Garden St
Cromer
NR27 9HN
wheelchair


Not accessible by wheelchair
directions:
Follow the one way system into Cromer town centre. Go right at the “merge in turn” sign. Take first left into Garden Street (opposite Lloyds Bank) The Garden House is 200 yards down on the left.
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‘Living in the midst of the Norfolk countryside and a stone’s throw from the coast is the perfect setting for making art. As you can see from my work I am fascinated by the seashore and by trees and woods, there is an abundance of both on my doorstep.
The truth is that I don’t want to tell the viewer anything at all. I simply hope viewing the picture conjures up memories, stories or feelings in them, drawing out rather than me putting in. If someone feels a little happiness when they look at one of my pictures, then my job is done.
I am lucky to have a very retentive memory. As I travel round I see things that appeal to me, shapes, shadows, colours and clouds, even perspectives and somehow they are captured in my memory and then they pop out days, weeks or even months later. I don’t pretend to understand how or why this works, it just does and saves on having to use reference photos. I do have a sense of the dramatic and love strong leading lines together with black outline and shadow. Visually, my favourite times of the year are early Spring and late Autumn, the angle and strength of the sun is such that it throws strong, deep shadows across the scene; but overall I guess I am inspired by life itself, quite simple really.’
