Artist Andrew Farmer

Artist Andrew Farmer painting at the Unilever Colman's Abbey Priory, Paint Out Norwich 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went
Artist Andrew Farmer painting at the Unilever Colman's Abbey Priory, Paint Out Norwich 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went
Artist Andrew Farmer painting at the Unilever Colman’s Abbey Priory, Paint Out Norwich 2018. Photo © Katy Jon Went

Andrew Farmer is a professional artist living and working in Yorkshire, one of the ‘The Northern Boys’, who paints primarily in oils exclusively from observation. He has a First Class Degree in Fine Art Painting from Canterbury Christ Church University and distinctions in Art from Church View College, Doncaster. He completed an MA at The Royal Drawing School, London.

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“As I’ve developed over the years, my work has become much looser in the handling of paint, creating works which are lively and sometimes verging on the semi-abstract…I try to sum up my subject matter using economical mark making, colour and drawing.”

Describing outdoor painting and the countryside as “permeating” him, he loves to paint en plein air citing Constable, Monet, Sisley, Marquet, as artistic heroes and inspiration.

At his first Paint Out, Andrew received a judge’s commendation from Tony Robinson, an experienced artist himself, and founder of Art in the Open.

Paint Out History

Paint Out Norwich – Judge’s Commendation (2018)

Other Awards

NEAC Mall Galleries London, Northern Landscape painting, Haworth Prize – Shortlisted (2016)
ROI Mall Galleries, Windsor and Newton Award for Oil Painting (2015)
Prince’s Drawing School, Prado Residency in Madrid, Richard Ford Award for drawing (2009)

 

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Paint Out Norfolk 2023

Paint Out Norfolk 13-22 July 2023 expects 900+ paintings to be created by 100+ plein air artists at a dozen Norwich and Norfolk locations around coast and countryside with a week-long rolling exhibition at Whitlingham Country Park, Thursday Awards and Private View with prestigious judges, and Weekend Final View

Paint Out Norfolk 2022

Paint Out Norfolk 15-24 July 2022 saw 700+ paintings created by 75+ plein air artists at a dozen Norwich and Norfolk locations around coast and countryside with a week-long rolling exhibition at Whitlingham Country Park, Friday Awards and Private View with prestigious judges, and Weekend Final View. See the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Norfolk 2021

Paint Out Norfolk 16-24 July 2021 saw 600+ paintings  created by 70+ plein air artists at a dozen Norwich and Norfolk locations around coast and countryside with a week-long rolling exhibition at Whitlingham Country Park, Friday Awards and Private View with prestigious judges, and Saturday all-day Final View. See the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Norfolk 2020

Paint Out Norfolk 16-23 July 2020 saw 400+ paintings created by 50+ plein air artists at a dozen Norwich and Norfolk locations around coast and countryside with a week long rolling exhibition at Whitlingham Country Park and last day Final View. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Gardens Series 2019

Paint Out Gardens in Norfolk ran May-October 2019 and saw 130 paintings created by 36 plein air artists across the seasons and 6 hidden or historic gardens. Prizes were awarded by Norfolk-based Art Historian, Charlotte Crawley – a former curator and past Director of the East Anglia Art Fund, as well as Tom Humphrey and Sophie Barratt of the Fairhurst Gallery, Norwich. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Holt 2019

Paint Out Holt 19-20 July 2019 saw 55 paintings created by 22 plein air artists across 3 sessions from Friday to Saturday morning ahead of opening the Holt Festival at Picturecraft Gallery in Holt. Prizes were awarded by Robert Upstone, former Senior Curator of 20th Century Art at Tate and Norfolk-based Art Historian, Charlotte Crawley – a former curator and past Director of the East Anglia Art Fund. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Norfolk 2019

Paint Out Norfolk 1-5 July 2019 saw 100 paintings created by 27 plein air artists at 5 Norwich and Norfolk locations from coast to county ending at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Art for a last day paint out and Private View. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Cambridge 2019

Paint Out Cambridge 13-15 May 2019 saw 135 artworks made by 28 plein air artists at this inaugural Cambridgeshire event with Cheffins Fine Art. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery.

Paint Out Norwich 2018

The fifth Paint Out Norwich took place 13-17 October 2018 with 35 artists producing nearly 300 artworks over 5 days. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery or browse by participating artist.

Participating Artists

Karen Adams, Paul Alcock, Eleanor Alison, Sarah Allbrook, Alex Atkinson, Virginia Bain, John Behm, Richard Bond, JC Bradwell, Hannah Bruce, Shaun Carey, Alfie Carpenter, Tom Cringle, Roger Dellar, Lucy Ellis, Emily Faludy, Andrew Farmer, Sue Field, Kate Gabriel, Jack Godfrey, Patricia Harper, Julie Hodgson, Andrew Horrod, Susan Isaac, Wendy Kimberley, Owen Mathers, Robert Nelmes, Eloise O’Hare, Rob Pointon, Jim Power, Sam Robbins, Tony Robinson (guest artist), Megan Rose, Pat Tinsley, Sue Willmer

Paint Out Wells-next-the-Sea 2018

The fourth Paint Out Wells-next-the-Sea took place on the north Norfolk coast on 8 September 2018. View the winners and other selected paintings gallery or browse by participating artist.

Participating Artists

Karen Adams, Paul Alcock, John Behm, Mary Blue Brady, Shaun Carey, James Colman (guest artist), Tom Cringle, Sheila Cunningham, Jan Dingle, Jan Gaska, Jack Godfrey, Audrey Hay, Julie Hodgson, Mary Kallagher, Susanna MacInnes, Aggie Matyjaszek, Eloise O’Hare, Georgina Potter, Sam Robbins, Lesley Williams

Paint Out Great Yarmouth 2018

Paint Out Great Yarmouth took place in the historic Norfolk coastal town on 1 September 2018. Yarmouth has featured in historic paintings and its history in art was portrayed during ‘Drawn to the Coast: Turner, Constable, Cotman‘ which explored the identity of Great Yarmouth and its surrounding landscape through the artwork it has inspired. J.M.W Turner and John Constable, Norwich School of painters such as Joseph Stannard, John Sell Cotman and John Crome were all drawn to paint here.

Participating Artists

Paul Alcock, Denise Allen, Virginia Bain, John Behm, Mary Brady, Sheila Cunningham, Jan Dingle, Emily Faludy, Jack Godfrey, Stephen Johnston, Wendy Kimberley, Eloise O’Hare, Robert Nelmes, Sarah Muir Poland, James Power, Sam Robbins, Lesley Williams

Paint Out Sudbury 2018

Paint Out Sudbury took place in the historic wool and silk town on 30 June 2018, on the Essex/Suffolk border, home to Thomas Gainsborough who inspired John Constable, with picturesque scenery including the Water Meadows, Valley Trail and River Stour, the old railway line, market town itself, St Peter’s Church, and Gainsborough’s house and garden, among the 247 Heritage Listed buildings. One day, two sessions, en plein air! View the gallery of artworks online.

Participating Artists

Eleanor Alison, John Behm, Sarah Berbank Green, Mary Blue Brady, James Colman (guest artist), Tom Cringle, Robin Drury, Jack Godfrey, Julie Hodgson, Andrew Horrod, Robert Nelmes, Eloise O’Hare, Sue Willmer

Plein Air Painting at the Royal Norfolk Show 2017

Paint Out 2017 saw an en plein air invitational event at the Royal Norfolk Show. Fifteen hardy artists painted all the colour and character of the UK’s largest two-day agricultural event amidst torrential downpours and mud to rival Glastonbury! From fairground to farriers, and pigs to poultry, there was plenty to paint. Our artists were positioned around the Norfolk Showground site, returning their wet artworks every few hours to our tent for a live art auction on the first day, and continually refreshed rolling exhibition over both days. View the gallery of artworks online.

Participating Artists

Paul Alcock, Tom Cringle, Nick Ellwood, Jack Godfrey, Jane Hodgson, Andrew Horrod, Jerome Hunt, Brian Korteling, Rod Major, Robert Nelmes, Eloise O’Hare, John Patchett, Jennifer Sendall, Haidee-Jo Summers, Mo Teeuw

Video of the First Prize winner Robert Nelmes painting the winning painting at the Royal Norfolk Show