Paint Out Gardens took place May to October in 2019 across 6 historic or hidden Norfolk gardens. 36 plein air artists painted the gardens through the seasons. Prizes were awarded by Charlotte Crawley – art historian, former curator and past Director of the East Anglia Art Fund, and by Tom Humphreys and Sophie Barrett of Fairhurst Gallery.
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(2), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(2), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(3), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(3), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(1), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Trinity Tryptic', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Mixed Media, 7.5x10.5in(1), £110 (£300 set). Paint Out Gardens 2019, Spirit of Plein Air Award
Artist Emma Perring, 'Madness in the Greenhouse', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 14x11in, £290. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, First Prize
Artist Emma Perring, 'Madness in the Greenhouse', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 14x11in, £290. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, First Prize
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Foxgloves', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x16in, £220. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Third Prize
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Foxgloves', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x16in, £220. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Third Prize
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Curtains Drawn and Painted', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil, 9x12in, £350. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Second Prize
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Curtains Drawn and Painted', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil, 9x12in, £350. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Second Prize
Artist Naomi Clements-Wright, 'Parasol', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 8x10in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Naomi Clements-Wright, 'Parasol', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 8x10in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Amanda Barrett, 'Bananas at the Plantation', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 24x30cm, £100. Paint Out Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Amanda Barrett, 'Bananas at the Plantation', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 24x30cm, £100. Paint Out Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Sam Robbins, 'Will o'the Wisp ', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 8x8in, £280. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Sam Robbins, 'Will o'the Wisp ', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 8x8in, £280. Paint Out Norfolk Gardens 2019, Judge's Commendation
Artist Sue Wilmer, 'Colours of the Garden', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £175. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Sue Wilmer, 'Colours of the Garden', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £175. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Yellow and Orange', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil on Board, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Yellow and Orange', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil on Board, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Sam Robbins, 'Fairy Path', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 8x8in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Sam Robbins, 'Fairy Path', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 8x8in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Luminous Light', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil on Fabric, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Luminous Light', Stody Lodge, Melton Constable, Norfolk, Oil on Fabric, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Barbara Bernard, 'Box & Verbena', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 12x10in, £300. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Barbara Bernard, 'Box & Verbena', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 12x10in, £300. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Bishop's Banana', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Watercolour, 10x14in, £200. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Bishop's Banana', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Watercolour, 10x14in, £200. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Emma Perring, 'Yellow Tree', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Oil, 20x30cm, £170. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Emma Perring, 'Yellow Tree', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Oil, 20x30cm, £170. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Irises', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 12x16in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Irises', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 12x16in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'First Light', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 15.5x24in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'First Light', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 15.5x24in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Ochre Fall', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Oil, 16x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Ochre Fall', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Oil, 16x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist John Patchett, 'Amongst the Dahlias', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Pastel, 14x17in, £295. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist John Patchett, 'Amongst the Dahlias', Bishop's House Gardens, Norwich, Pastel, 14x17in, £295. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Autumn Fireworks among the Dahlias', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 20x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Autumn Fireworks among the Dahlias', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 20x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Swift as thought, old as Oak II', Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Oil and Acrylic, 17x18.5in, £390. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Swift as thought, old as Oak II', Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Oil and Acrylic, 17x18.5in, £390. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Rose and Fountain', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 16x20in, £290. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Rose and Fountain', Houghton Hall Walled Garden, Oil, 16x20in, £290. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Swift as thought, old as Oak', Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Oil and Acrylic, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Swift as thought, old as Oak', Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Oil and Acrylic, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Gardening Blues', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 16x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Gardening Blues', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 16x20in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Terracotta Terraces', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Terracotta Terraces', The Plantation Garden, Norwich, Oil, 20x16in, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Autumn Reflection', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £240. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Autumn Reflection', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £240. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Bees are good company', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Bees are good company', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Under the blush Dahlia sky', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Under the blush Dahlia sky', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Garden Canal', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Garden Canal', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Pots by Wall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Pots by Wall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Bricks and Paint', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 50x20cm, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Bricks and Paint', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 50x20cm, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'End of Summer', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 10x8in, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'End of Summer', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 10x8in, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Fountain Folly', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 12x10in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Fountain Folly', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 12x10in, £220. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Study of Hunworth Hall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 32x23cm, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Study of Hunworth Hall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 32x23cm, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Folly at Hunworth Hall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 30x40cm, £400. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Susan Isaac, 'Folly at Hunworth Hall', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 30x40cm, £400. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Lavender and Lillies', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Lavender and Lillies', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Up the Garden Path', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Stephen Johnston, 'Up the Garden Path', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 16x20in, £280. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'The centre of all things', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'The centre of all things', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Unyielding sunlight everpresent', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Mary Blue Brady, 'Unyielding sunlight everpresent', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Acrylic Mixed Media, 15x15cm, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Karen Adams, 'Terracotta and Topiary', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 12x10in, SOLD. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Karen Adams, 'Terracotta and Topiary', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 12x10in, £150. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Karen Adams, 'Ripples and Splashes', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 18x14in, SOLD. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Karen Adams, 'Ripples and Splashes', Hunworth Hall, Norfolk, Oil, 18x14in, £270. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Amanda Barrett, 'Chimneys and Pipes', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 24x30cm, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Amanda Barrett, 'Chimneys and Pipes', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 24x30cm, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Rose Wall', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Rose Wall', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 12x12in, £250. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'A Little Piece of England', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x12in, £700. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'A Little Piece of England', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 16x12in, £700. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Moativated', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 8x10in, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Moativated', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Egg Tempera, 8x10in, £180. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Elsing Moat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £240. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eleanor Alison, 'Elsing Moat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 10x12in, £240. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Dearman, 'Elsing Hall Reflections', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 7x10in, £225. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Dearman, 'Elsing Hall Reflections', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, 7x10in, £225. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress III (in her bed of Ivy)', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Watercolour, 6x8in, £70. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress III (in her bed of Ivy)', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Watercolour, 6x8in, £70. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Little Blue Boat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, , £450. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Robert Nelmes, 'Little Blue Boat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Oil, , £450. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress II', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress II', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Bobby Open, 'Elsing Hall Gateway', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Watercolour, 12x18in, £325. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Bobby Open, 'Elsing Hall Gateway', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Watercolour, 12x18in, £325. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Woods in Blue', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Acrylic, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'Woods in Blue', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Acrylic, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Jack Godfrey, 'The Empress', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 8x10in, £140. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Love Seat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 70cm, £480. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Eloise O'Hare, 'Love Seat', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Mixed Media, 70cm, £480. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Reflections', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Acrylic, 50x50cm, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Artist Wendy Kimberley, 'Reflections', Elsing Hall, Dereham, Norfolk, Acrylic, 50x50cm, £350. Paint Out Gardens 2019
Paint Out is put on and sustained by art-loving founders and team members – some paid, some volunteers, with the aim of supporting the growth of plein air art and engaging the public with a live art experience. To achieve and maintain this we are indebted to our partners and sponsors who have provided funds, prizes, or goods and services-in-kind. If you would like to partner or sponsor current and/or future ‘paint outs’ please contact us. You will get coverage on our 120,000+ views website and our 10,000 social media followers.
You can download our sponsor and partner documents here:
In 2019, Paint Out is keen to renew and extend its sponsor agreements with businesses, arts sector, and other organisations looking to support creative and visual arts, education, and Norfolk and Suffolk heritage sites. Please download the above files and contact us if you are interested.
Paint Out Cambridge welcomes the principal sponsor support and partnership with Cheffins Fine Art at our inaugural event in the county of Cambridgeshire.
Several Paint Out events in 2019 will also see art material sponsorship and prizes donated by Cass Art who have been very generous in the past to Paint Out events and artists.
The Paint Out Garden Series taking place at 6 locations across Norfolk is grateful for repeat sponsor Leathes Prior Solicitors.
Paint Out 2018
First Prize-winning artist Robert Nelmes painting at Paint Out RNS17 under the Leathes Prior sponsor’s umbrella
Sponsors of Paint Out 2017 – Hopkins Homes, Strutt & Parker, Leathes Prior, Cass Art, Archant, as well as partners & suppliers
Paint Out at the Royal Norfolk Show 2017
In 2017, Paint Out was invited to bring its live art experience painting event to the Royal Norfolk Show, 28-29 June. We were extremely appreciative of our marquee and hospitality fizz sponsors Leathes Prior Solicitors and for our art auction and leaflet printing by Arnolds Keys Auctioneers and Estate Agents. We were also grateful to the Royal Norfolk Agricultural Association (RNAA) for the invite and their support. Archant sponsored a “Best in Show” art prize and Norwich Art Supplies our “Spirit of Plein Air Award”. For keeping our artists lubricated with cordial and water we are thankful to the Queens Road, Brazen Gate, Sainsbury’s Superstore.
Paint Outis thankful for the hard work of its volunteers. Anyone interested in volunteering for our current ‘paint outs’, assisting artists, helping manage the registration desks and paintings, and being part of our arts events can register online or join our volunteers facebook group. It looks great on a CV!
Paint Out Norwich launched in 2014 and since then well over 100 different artists have taken part in our professional competitions and over 120 in our public paint outs. Our first satellite painting event was Wells-next-the Sea 2015 on the North Norfolk coast. That year also saw first-of-its-kind mass public ‘paint outs’ firstly on Wells Beach at sunrise and then, the following month, of some 100 artists, of all ages, painting the expansive Norwich skyline, from historic Mousehold Heath. 2015 also saw our first Nocturne – nighttime painting event. 2016 saw artists taking to canoes and 2017 to an open-top double-decker bus, as well as painting live at the Royal Norfolk Show.
Mission statement
Paint Out is a multifaceted live experience arts festival that aims to attract national and international talent by its annual events that focus on the challenges imposed by creating work ‘on the spot’ in the urban environment. Paint Out is keen to see a competition that tests artists’ skill and craft to the maximum, promoting the burgeoning UK arts scene, and providing an interactive educational experience. Our expanding events have included schools, public, and professional art competitions, artwork exhibitions and auctions, talks, “Artist’s Question Time”, and open air art workshops.
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, as well as around beautiful Norfolk‘s towns, countryside, broads and coast. We’ve also popped up in Suffolk and 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 ExperienceArt, Live!
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 and elsewhere; do enter the UK’s most innovative plein air art event running 13-22 July 2023 with early-bird applications having seen over 90+ artist entries already.
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. Come and capture the height of summer in county, city, coast, and countryside locations including Norwich, Norfolk seaside, inland Broads, seaport and market towns, historic houses and gardens, and over-the-border forays to 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 Giorgia Bottinelli.