Ann Palmer

Joined Artfinder: March 2014

Artworks for sale: 109

(3)

United Kingdom

About Ann Palmer

 
 
  • Biography

    Ann is a retired public health doctor and as an artist is largely self-taught. She developed her reputation as a plein air painter; working out of a beach hut in Whitstable and in the vineyards of the Loire Valley.  Ann has been painting in Whitstable for several years, standing on the pebbly beach watching the tide ebb and flow, the morning mist across the Swale (the water which separates the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland), the light on the horizon, the clouds coming in from the west over London, and the light out to sea to the north and east. The low tide exposes sandbanks, pebbles, seafood for the gulls to seek.

    Ann now has a studio at Nucleus Arts in Rochester High Street (UK) with whom she exhibits; she also paints in her home garden studio and in her Attic Studio she prepares canvases and framing. Ann is working on a series of shoreline, sea and skyscape paintings using her memories and imagination, her plein air paintings, sketches and photos from around the coasts of Kent, Cornwall and Normandy for inspiration. Ann begins with a thin coat of oil paint building on this using brush and then palette knife.  

    Ann paints in oils, usually on canvas prepared herself with acrylic gesso. Usually she then coats the canvas with turpsy red, often Indian Red, sometimes Burnt Siena or Yellow Ochre. When this is dry she lays out the scene with a thin coat of oil paints. She then builds on this, firstly using a brush.  Once the initial paint has been laid, Ann uses the palette knife to create thicker brightly coloured more textured works. 

    The extent to which the painting is built with more impasto depends on the scene and mood. Ann’s style is impressionistic, representative tending towards some abstraction and expressionism. Ann usually paints listening to classical music! She paints from memory, inspiration, from sketches and paintings and her own photographs. Ann’s paintings depict beaches at various times of day and year, state of the tide and weathers. Ann’s paintings can be found in The Eclectic Art Gallery in Margate.

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  • Links
  • Education

    2007 - 2010

    Kent Adult Education

    1964 - 1969

    Edinburgh Medical School

  • Awards

    2021

    Third prize at the Rochester and West Kent Art Society

    Delighted to report that my oil painting Ebbing Tide won third prize in the recent Art Society Summer Exhibition

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    2017

    Prize at Pintar Rapido plein air painting in London

    This is the third year I have entered the Pintar Rapido comprtition; this year I chose pen and wash and it rained; I had just completed the morning at Westminster Bridge and down it came, so wet to Waterloo Station where I did a 15x12 drawing from the gallery, this is the one which won me a week's life drawing in Chelsea,

    2015

    Joy Short cup for Best in Show

    I am delighted to have been awarded the Joy Short cup for Best in Show for my oil painting 'Early morning mist in Cher Valley over Montrichard' at the Rochester and West Kent Art Society Autumn Exhibition located in the Nucleus Arts Chatham Gallery October 2015

    1992

    Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health

    This is a medical award; I don't have awards for my painting but am hopefully getting better and with my submissions to Art Society exhibitions I am hopeful to gain an award in the future.
  • Upcoming Events

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    Previous events

    Event: Under the Rainbow

    Dates: Aug. 9, 2022 - Sept. 12, 2022

    Venue: Bluewater Shopping Centre, Dartford

    This is a large group exhibition with 75 artists. Ann will be taking part for the third time, she is bringing oil paintings, cards and prints. Open from 11am until 8pm daily (5pm on Sundays)

    Event: Medway Open Studios

    Dates: July 2, 2022 - July 10, 2022

    Venue: Medway Open Studios, Rochester ME1 1UA

    Ann's studio in the Garden in Rochester will be open to the public from Saturday 2nd July until Sunday 10th July, 11am till 5pm
    Everyone welcome; see where Ann works, oil paintings and prints for sale, also cards.
    Contact Ann for details.

    Event: Under the Rainbow

    Dates: March 1, 2022 - April 4, 2022

    Venue: Bluewater Shopping Centre, Bluewater Parkway, Dartford DA9 9ST

    A large group exhibition in a shop opposite John Lewis the lovely shopping centre at Bluewater. I have a wall of paintings including oils, prints, cards and mugs.

    Event: Solo Exhibition

    Dates: Aug. 11, 2021 - Aug. 23, 2021

    Venue: The Horsebridge Art Centre, Whitstable

    Exhibition of seascapes many inspired by the shoreline around Whitstable
    Paintings, prints and cards for sale

    Event: The Sound of the Waves

    Dates: Oct. 22, 2020 - Nov. 4, 2020

    Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

    A collection of Seascapes in Oils inspired by the shoreline, sea and skies around Kent and Cornwall. The series depicts the beaches of Whitstable on the north coast of Kent and in Cornwall, at various times of day and year, state of the tide and weathers inspired by Ann’s experience painting on the beach.

    Event: Guest Wall

    Dates: June 19, 2020 - July 31, 2020

    Venue: Eclectic Art Gallery, Margate CT9 1EW

    Ann is a regular exhibitor at this pretty gallery in Margate’s old town.
    This exhibition provides the opportunity for some larger works. Worth visiting this gallery is a stones throw from the Turner Contemporary

    Due to Corona Virus the Gallery is closed; new dates will be posted asap

    Event: Two Oil Paintings and some Drawings

    Dates: March 2, 2020 - March 3, 2020

    Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

    Two statements seascape paintings were displayed in this elegant gallery along with a number of pen and ink or pen and wask drawings both local and from across europe,

    Event: Shoreline

    Dates: Nov. 13, 2019 - Nov. 28, 2019

    Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

    I shall be exhibiting my recent Shoreline paintings in this lovely Gallery where I also have a Studio so come and see both!

    Event: East Sussex Art Fair

    Dates: Oct. 11, 2019 - Oct. 13, 2019

    Venue: Brighton Racecourse, Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Rd, Brighton BN2 9XZ5

    Fantastic Art Fair. My work has been on display at Stand 37 all weekend.

    Event: The Smell of the Sea

    Dates: Sept. 25, 2019 - Oct. 8, 2019

    Venue: The Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable

    An exhibition of seascapes inspired by plein air painting, sketching, photographs and generally mooching along by the water

    Event: Seascapes

    Dates: Aug. 28, 2019 - Sept. 4, 2019

    Venue: York St Gallery, 22 York Street Gallery Ramsgate Kent uk

    Ann paints the sea at all states of tide and weather, commonly around Kent or Cornwall. Ann’s work is loose, expressionistic and distinctive, people love the colours

    Event: Open Exhibition

    Dates: July 9, 2019 - July 22, 2019

    Venue: Elizabeth James Art Gallery, London SE25 4PF, UK

    I am excited to be one of six artists exhibiting in the special Gallery in South London. Please contact me or the Gallery if you are interested in attending the Private View, otherwise please come along at normal opening hours.

    Event: South East Open Studios

    Dates: June 7, 2019 - June 23, 2019

    Venue: Ann's Studio, 1 King Edward Road, Rochester ME1 1UA

    Ann will be opening her home for you to glimpse how she works, from stretching and preparing the canvases, the under painting and using the palette knife to develop and complete the painting. Ready to hang paintings available at studio prices, also greetings cards and some prints made from Ann's pen and ink sketches. Go to the SEOS.org web site for more information

    Event: Landscape Exhibition

    Dates: May 28, 2019 - June 10, 2019

    Venue: Brick Lane Gallery, 216 Brick Lane, London E1 6SA

    An exhibition of sea and skyscapes in oil on canvas sizes 16x16" to 30x30"

    Event: London Love Art

    Dates: March 7, 2019 - March 20, 2019

    Venue: 508 Kings Road Chelsea Gallery, London, UK

    An International Art Events show in this prestigious gallery on Kings Road. Private View on Friday 8th March 7-9pm

    Event: Talented Art Fair

    Dates: March 1, 2019 - March 3, 2019

    Venue: The Truman Brewery,, 15 Hanbury St, London, Greater London E1 6QR

    I am delighted to be exhibiting at this prestigious Art Fair in east London.
    Come and see my latest oil paintings - seascapes using my palette knife technique inspired by the coasts of Cornwall and Kent.
    Contact me if you would like an invitation to the Private View on Friday 1st 6-9pm.
    Open Sat and Sun from 12noon to 6.30pm

    Event: Art Exhibition Weekend showing the work of the top 100 artists.

    Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 10, 2019

    Venue: CAPITAL ART GALLERY, 13 Well Hall Parade Well Hall Road SE9 6SP

    Delighted to have been invited to exhibit in this exciting exhibition

    Event: 100 Artists

    Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 28, 2019

    Venue: Capital Art Gallery, 13 Well Hall Parade, Eltham, London SE9 6SP

    I am delighted to be included in Karl Sproat's 100 Artists.
    He will be publishing a book with us all included, to be available at the Exhibition. Great if oyu can make it.
    Open 12 noon till 5pm Saturday and Sunday, the exhibition will no doubt continue until the end of the month.

    Event: Gallery Artists

    Dates: Jan. 11, 2019 - Dec. 31, 2019

    Venue: CAPITAL ART GALLERY, 13 Well Hall Parade Well Hall Road SE9 6SP

    I am delighted to say I am now exhibiting regularly in this lovely gallery. I have been selected as one of Karl Sproat's top 100 artists and will be exhibiting a new selection of paintings each month

    Event: Art on the Beach

    Dates: Aug. 1, 2018 - Aug. 14, 2018

    Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

    Solo Exhibition - Oil paintings inspired by the atmosphere and the moods of the sea and sky, where the fluidity of the water meets shifting shores above the water and distant hills

    Event: Singing Skies and Dancing Waters

    Dates: Feb. 22, 2018 - Feb. 28, 2018

    Venue: Nucleus Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High Street Chatham, Kent ME4 4BP

    Ann Palmer Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings.
    This will be an exciting exhibition of my work over the past year including seascapes, river scenes and vineyards landscapes. I also hope to include some large pieces I am working on as a series from Whitstable Bay.

    Event: A Breath of Fresh Sea Air

    Dates: Sept. 27, 2017 - Oct. 3, 2017

    Venue: Horsebridge Art Centre, 11 Horsebridge Road Whitstable Kent CT5 1AF

    Oil paintings, sketches, prints and cards showing local scenes painted by Ann Palmer who takes her inspiration from the land, sky and sea invigorated by the changing moods of the Kent weather.

    Event: Sea and Vines

    Dates: April 26, 2017 - May 2, 2017

    Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

    Ann Palmer solo exhibition.
    Details to follow likely to include about 40 oil paintings many not previously exhibited

    Event: A Sense of Place

    Dates: Oct. 12, 2016 - Oct. 18, 2016

    Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

    A collection of oil painting and urban sketches which together show my landscape view and close up detail of place

    Event: What If...? Pop Up Gallery

    Dates: April 1, 2016 - April 30, 2016

    Venue: What If...? Gallery, Bluewater

    I have some paintings in this lovely new exhibition which runs until the end of April 2016. I shall be in the Gallery on Friday 8th and Monday 25th do come and meet me!

    Event: Sutton Valence Rotary Club

    Dates: March 19, 2016 - March 20, 2016

    Venue: Sutton Valence School, Sutton Valance, Maidstone

    I shall have 6 artworks and 4 prints in the large and interesting exhibition

    Event: Land, Sea and Sky - solo exhibition

    Dates: Feb. 17, 2016 - March 1, 2016

    Venue: The Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable, Kent , England

    Solo Exhibition of my recent works showing landscapes from Kent and France; This exhibition has been extended for a second week. Ann Palmer is a landscape painter based in Rochester; she works ‘en plein air’ in Kent and in the Loire Valley in France. Ann works quickly using both brushwork and palette knife, resulting in a freshness which is impressionistic yet creates a clarity of subject and defines the mood of the day. This is a solo exhibition of recent works from both locations - there are 60 paintings on display. Everyone is welcome, no tickets required.

    Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Autumn Exhibition 2015

    Dates: Oct. 30, 2015 - Nov. 5, 2015

    Venue: Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Medway, Kent

    I shall be participating in this group exhibition - I am Chairman of the Society

    Event: Parallax Art Fair

    Dates: Oct. 23, 2015 - Oct. 25, 2015

    Venue: Parallax Art Fair London, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London

    I shall have a stand at this prestigious Art Fair with my latest paintings, prints and cards. This is a great opportunity to come and meet me and to see my work!

    Event: Exhibition of my paintings

    Dates: Aug. 31, 2015 - Sept. 11, 2015

    Venue: What If?, Dartford, Kent

    This is a solo exhibition jointly held with another artist - come and see my latest work - PV to be anounced

    Event: Pop Up shop in Bluewater

    Dates: Aug. 14, 2015 - Sept. 26, 2015

    Venue: What If...? Gallery, Bluewater

    I am exhibiting for the rest of August and September with What If....? Gallery of Dartford at their Pop-Up shop in Bluewater - find us next to House of Fraser

    Event: Gardens

    Dates: July 31, 2015 - Aug. 15, 2015

    Venue: Gabriel Fine Art, Cottage 2, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane, London, SE1 7LG

    I am exhibiting my Chateaux paintings in this exhibition

    Event: Elements Part 2

    Dates: July 21, 2015 - July 26, 2015

    Venue: The Tabernacle Gallery, Notting Hill, 35 Powis Square, Notting Hill, London W11 2AY

    Elements Part 2 is an exhibition of selected artists working in a
    variety of media and scale concerned with the elements of wind, fire,
    water and alchemy; the universe in part or whole, reflected, transformed
    and depicted. As above, so below weaves narratives into the two level
    framework of things; disturbance v tranquility, surface v depth,
    division v the whole - an exciting and diverse range of artworks.

    Ann will be exhibiting several works along with a number of other artists selected by Gabriel Fine Art, also on Wednesday 22nd 7pm onwards I shall be drawing the musicians. The exhibtion is open from 9am to 10pm Tuesday util Satirday

    Event: Elements

    Dates: June 5, 2015 - June 20, 2015

    Venue: Gabriel Fine Art, Cottage 2, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane, London, SE1 7LG

    I shall be exhibiting my plein air landscape paintings in a group of artists in this lovely venue opposite St Thmas' Hospital, London; Private View 5th June

    Event: The Sky's the Limit - Solo Exhibition

    Dates: March 6, 2015 - March 12, 2015

    Venue: Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Medway, Kent

    This will be my third solo exhibition and the first for 2 years. There will be lots of new work - do come along!

    Event: Parallax Art Fair

    Dates: Feb. 28, 2015 - March 1, 2015

    Venue: Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5EE, United Kingdom

    I will be participating in this exciting art Fair on 28th Feb and 1st March exhibiting a selection of my new plein air works oil on MDF; I will have some prints and cards with me as well. Looking forward to meeting you!

    Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Christmas Exhibtion

    Dates: Oct. 31, 2014 - Dec. 19, 2014

    Venue: Rochester Adult Education Centre, Rochester

    I shall be showing three new works in this local exhibition to be found in hte cafe on the first floor above the library in hte centre of Rochester

    Event: Open Exhibition

    Dates: Aug. 22, 2014 - Aug. 25, 2014

    Venue: Cobham Church, Cobham, Kent

    This is an annual charity event in which I shall be exhibiting 3 oil paintings

    Event: Hesketh Hubbard Exhibtion

    Dates: June 23, 2014 - June 28, 2014

    Venue: Mall Galleries, London

    I am a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society based at the Mall Galleries, we draw and paint from life models, meeting weekly. My portrait of Fola was accepted for this exhibition this year

    Event: Open Exhibition

    Dates: June 17, 2014 - July 9, 2014

    Venue: Creek Creative, Faversham, Kent

    An Open Exhibition in which I exhibited 3 oil paintings

    Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Summer Exhibtion

    Dates: June 2, 2014 - June 28, 2014

    Venue: Strood Library, Strood, Kent

    An exhibition of members paintings, Ann exhibited 4 paintings

    Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Spring Exhibition

    Dates: March 14, 2014 - March 20, 2014

    Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

    Art Society exhibition 15 artists and 63 works; Ann submitted and exhibited 8 pieces

    Event: Ann's Work in Oils

    Dates: March 15, 2013 - March 21, 2013

    Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

    An exhibition of Ann's new work using oils

    Event: Historical Perspectives

    Dates: July 15, 2011 - July 21, 2011

    Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

    Historical Perspectives presents work made over the past year using line, colour and tone, stemming from Ann’s travels in Europe and the local area.

Links


Education

2007 - 2010

Kent Adult Education

1964 - 1969

Edinburgh Medical School


Awards

2021

Third prize at the Rochester and West Kent Art Society

Delighted to report that my oil painting Ebbing Tide won third prize in the recent Art Society Summer Exhibition

Show more awards Hide

2017

Prize at Pintar Rapido plein air painting in London

This is the third year I have entered the Pintar Rapido comprtition; this year I chose pen and wash and it rained; I had just completed the morning at Westminster Bridge and down it came, so wet to Waterloo Station where I did a 15x12 drawing from the gallery, this is the one which won me a week's life drawing in Chelsea,

2015

Joy Short cup for Best in Show

I am delighted to have been awarded the Joy Short cup for Best in Show for my oil painting 'Early morning mist in Cher Valley over Montrichard' at the Rochester and West Kent Art Society Autumn Exhibition located in the Nucleus Arts Chatham Gallery October 2015

1992

Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health

This is a medical award; I don't have awards for my painting but am hopefully getting better and with my submissions to Art Society exhibitions I am hopeful to gain an award in the future.

There are no upcoming events

Show previous events Hide previous events

Previous events

Event: Under the Rainbow

Dates: Aug. 9, 2022 - Sept. 12, 2022

Venue: Bluewater Shopping Centre, Dartford

This is a large group exhibition with 75 artists. Ann will be taking part for the third time, she is bringing oil paintings, cards and prints. Open from 11am until 8pm daily (5pm on Sundays)

Event: Medway Open Studios

Dates: July 2, 2022 - July 10, 2022

Venue: Medway Open Studios, Rochester ME1 1UA

Ann's studio in the Garden in Rochester will be open to the public from Saturday 2nd July until Sunday 10th July, 11am till 5pm
Everyone welcome; see where Ann works, oil paintings and prints for sale, also cards.
Contact Ann for details.

Event: Under the Rainbow

Dates: March 1, 2022 - April 4, 2022

Venue: Bluewater Shopping Centre, Bluewater Parkway, Dartford DA9 9ST

A large group exhibition in a shop opposite John Lewis the lovely shopping centre at Bluewater. I have a wall of paintings including oils, prints, cards and mugs.

Event: Solo Exhibition

Dates: Aug. 11, 2021 - Aug. 23, 2021

Venue: The Horsebridge Art Centre, Whitstable

Exhibition of seascapes many inspired by the shoreline around Whitstable
Paintings, prints and cards for sale

Event: The Sound of the Waves

Dates: Oct. 22, 2020 - Nov. 4, 2020

Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

A collection of Seascapes in Oils inspired by the shoreline, sea and skies around Kent and Cornwall. The series depicts the beaches of Whitstable on the north coast of Kent and in Cornwall, at various times of day and year, state of the tide and weathers inspired by Ann’s experience painting on the beach.

Event: Guest Wall

Dates: June 19, 2020 - July 31, 2020

Venue: Eclectic Art Gallery, Margate CT9 1EW

Ann is a regular exhibitor at this pretty gallery in Margate’s old town.
This exhibition provides the opportunity for some larger works. Worth visiting this gallery is a stones throw from the Turner Contemporary

Due to Corona Virus the Gallery is closed; new dates will be posted asap

Event: Two Oil Paintings and some Drawings

Dates: March 2, 2020 - March 3, 2020

Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

Two statements seascape paintings were displayed in this elegant gallery along with a number of pen and ink or pen and wask drawings both local and from across europe,

Event: Shoreline

Dates: Nov. 13, 2019 - Nov. 28, 2019

Venue: Halpern Pop, Haplern Conservancy Building, 15A High Street, Rochester

I shall be exhibiting my recent Shoreline paintings in this lovely Gallery where I also have a Studio so come and see both!

Event: East Sussex Art Fair

Dates: Oct. 11, 2019 - Oct. 13, 2019

Venue: Brighton Racecourse, Brighton Racecourse, Freshfield Rd, Brighton BN2 9XZ5

Fantastic Art Fair. My work has been on display at Stand 37 all weekend.

Event: The Smell of the Sea

Dates: Sept. 25, 2019 - Oct. 8, 2019

Venue: The Horsebridge Arts Centre, Whitstable

An exhibition of seascapes inspired by plein air painting, sketching, photographs and generally mooching along by the water

Event: Seascapes

Dates: Aug. 28, 2019 - Sept. 4, 2019

Venue: York St Gallery, 22 York Street Gallery Ramsgate Kent uk

Ann paints the sea at all states of tide and weather, commonly around Kent or Cornwall. Ann’s work is loose, expressionistic and distinctive, people love the colours

Event: Open Exhibition

Dates: July 9, 2019 - July 22, 2019

Venue: Elizabeth James Art Gallery, London SE25 4PF, UK

I am excited to be one of six artists exhibiting in the special Gallery in South London. Please contact me or the Gallery if you are interested in attending the Private View, otherwise please come along at normal opening hours.

Event: South East Open Studios

Dates: June 7, 2019 - June 23, 2019

Venue: Ann's Studio, 1 King Edward Road, Rochester ME1 1UA

Ann will be opening her home for you to glimpse how she works, from stretching and preparing the canvases, the under painting and using the palette knife to develop and complete the painting. Ready to hang paintings available at studio prices, also greetings cards and some prints made from Ann's pen and ink sketches. Go to the SEOS.org web site for more information

Event: Landscape Exhibition

Dates: May 28, 2019 - June 10, 2019

Venue: Brick Lane Gallery, 216 Brick Lane, London E1 6SA

An exhibition of sea and skyscapes in oil on canvas sizes 16x16" to 30x30"

Event: London Love Art

Dates: March 7, 2019 - March 20, 2019

Venue: 508 Kings Road Chelsea Gallery, London, UK

An International Art Events show in this prestigious gallery on Kings Road. Private View on Friday 8th March 7-9pm

Event: Talented Art Fair

Dates: March 1, 2019 - March 3, 2019

Venue: The Truman Brewery,, 15 Hanbury St, London, Greater London E1 6QR

I am delighted to be exhibiting at this prestigious Art Fair in east London.
Come and see my latest oil paintings - seascapes using my palette knife technique inspired by the coasts of Cornwall and Kent.
Contact me if you would like an invitation to the Private View on Friday 1st 6-9pm.
Open Sat and Sun from 12noon to 6.30pm

Event: Art Exhibition Weekend showing the work of the top 100 artists.

Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 10, 2019

Venue: CAPITAL ART GALLERY, 13 Well Hall Parade Well Hall Road SE9 6SP

Delighted to have been invited to exhibit in this exciting exhibition

Event: 100 Artists

Dates: Feb. 9, 2019 - Feb. 28, 2019

Venue: Capital Art Gallery, 13 Well Hall Parade, Eltham, London SE9 6SP

I am delighted to be included in Karl Sproat's 100 Artists.
He will be publishing a book with us all included, to be available at the Exhibition. Great if oyu can make it.
Open 12 noon till 5pm Saturday and Sunday, the exhibition will no doubt continue until the end of the month.

Event: Gallery Artists

Dates: Jan. 11, 2019 - Dec. 31, 2019

Venue: CAPITAL ART GALLERY, 13 Well Hall Parade Well Hall Road SE9 6SP

I am delighted to say I am now exhibiting regularly in this lovely gallery. I have been selected as one of Karl Sproat's top 100 artists and will be exhibiting a new selection of paintings each month

Event: Art on the Beach

Dates: Aug. 1, 2018 - Aug. 14, 2018

Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

Solo Exhibition - Oil paintings inspired by the atmosphere and the moods of the sea and sky, where the fluidity of the water meets shifting shores above the water and distant hills

Event: Singing Skies and Dancing Waters

Dates: Feb. 22, 2018 - Feb. 28, 2018

Venue: Nucleus Gallery, Nucleus Arts Centre, 272 High Street Chatham, Kent ME4 4BP

Ann Palmer Solo Exhibition of Oil Paintings.
This will be an exciting exhibition of my work over the past year including seascapes, river scenes and vineyards landscapes. I also hope to include some large pieces I am working on as a series from Whitstable Bay.

Event: A Breath of Fresh Sea Air

Dates: Sept. 27, 2017 - Oct. 3, 2017

Venue: Horsebridge Art Centre, 11 Horsebridge Road Whitstable Kent CT5 1AF

Oil paintings, sketches, prints and cards showing local scenes painted by Ann Palmer who takes her inspiration from the land, sky and sea invigorated by the changing moods of the Kent weather.

Event: Sea and Vines

Dates: April 26, 2017 - May 2, 2017

Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

Ann Palmer solo exhibition.
Details to follow likely to include about 40 oil paintings many not previously exhibited

Event: A Sense of Place

Dates: Oct. 12, 2016 - Oct. 18, 2016

Venue: Horsebridge Gallery, Whitstable

A collection of oil painting and urban sketches which together show my landscape view and close up detail of place

Event: What If...? Pop Up Gallery

Dates: April 1, 2016 - April 30, 2016

Venue: What If...? Gallery, Bluewater

I have some paintings in this lovely new exhibition which runs until the end of April 2016. I shall be in the Gallery on Friday 8th and Monday 25th do come and meet me!

Event: Sutton Valence Rotary Club

Dates: March 19, 2016 - March 20, 2016

Venue: Sutton Valence School, Sutton Valance, Maidstone

I shall have 6 artworks and 4 prints in the large and interesting exhibition

Event: Land, Sea and Sky - solo exhibition

Dates: Feb. 17, 2016 - March 1, 2016

Venue: The Horsebridge Centre, Whitstable, Kent , England

Solo Exhibition of my recent works showing landscapes from Kent and France; This exhibition has been extended for a second week. Ann Palmer is a landscape painter based in Rochester; she works ‘en plein air’ in Kent and in the Loire Valley in France. Ann works quickly using both brushwork and palette knife, resulting in a freshness which is impressionistic yet creates a clarity of subject and defines the mood of the day. This is a solo exhibition of recent works from both locations - there are 60 paintings on display. Everyone is welcome, no tickets required.

Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Autumn Exhibition 2015

Dates: Oct. 30, 2015 - Nov. 5, 2015

Venue: Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Medway, Kent

I shall be participating in this group exhibition - I am Chairman of the Society

Event: Parallax Art Fair

Dates: Oct. 23, 2015 - Oct. 25, 2015

Venue: Parallax Art Fair London, Chelsea Old Town Hall, King's Road, London

I shall have a stand at this prestigious Art Fair with my latest paintings, prints and cards. This is a great opportunity to come and meet me and to see my work!

Event: Exhibition of my paintings

Dates: Aug. 31, 2015 - Sept. 11, 2015

Venue: What If?, Dartford, Kent

This is a solo exhibition jointly held with another artist - come and see my latest work - PV to be anounced

Event: Pop Up shop in Bluewater

Dates: Aug. 14, 2015 - Sept. 26, 2015

Venue: What If...? Gallery, Bluewater

I am exhibiting for the rest of August and September with What If....? Gallery of Dartford at their Pop-Up shop in Bluewater - find us next to House of Fraser

Event: Gardens

Dates: July 31, 2015 - Aug. 15, 2015

Venue: Gabriel Fine Art, Cottage 2, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane, London, SE1 7LG

I am exhibiting my Chateaux paintings in this exhibition

Event: Elements Part 2

Dates: July 21, 2015 - July 26, 2015

Venue: The Tabernacle Gallery, Notting Hill, 35 Powis Square, Notting Hill, London W11 2AY

Elements Part 2 is an exhibition of selected artists working in a
variety of media and scale concerned with the elements of wind, fire,
water and alchemy; the universe in part or whole, reflected, transformed
and depicted. As above, so below weaves narratives into the two level
framework of things; disturbance v tranquility, surface v depth,
division v the whole - an exciting and diverse range of artworks.

Ann will be exhibiting several works along with a number of other artists selected by Gabriel Fine Art, also on Wednesday 22nd 7pm onwards I shall be drawing the musicians. The exhibtion is open from 9am to 10pm Tuesday util Satirday

Event: Elements

Dates: June 5, 2015 - June 20, 2015

Venue: Gabriel Fine Art, Cottage 2, Old Paradise Yard, 20 Carlisle Lane, London, SE1 7LG

I shall be exhibiting my plein air landscape paintings in a group of artists in this lovely venue opposite St Thmas' Hospital, London; Private View 5th June

Event: The Sky's the Limit - Solo Exhibition

Dates: March 6, 2015 - March 12, 2015

Venue: Nucleus Arts, Chatham, Medway, Kent

This will be my third solo exhibition and the first for 2 years. There will be lots of new work - do come along!

Event: Parallax Art Fair

Dates: Feb. 28, 2015 - March 1, 2015

Venue: Chelsea Town Hall, King's Road, Chelsea, London SW3 5EE, United Kingdom

I will be participating in this exciting art Fair on 28th Feb and 1st March exhibiting a selection of my new plein air works oil on MDF; I will have some prints and cards with me as well. Looking forward to meeting you!

Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Christmas Exhibtion

Dates: Oct. 31, 2014 - Dec. 19, 2014

Venue: Rochester Adult Education Centre, Rochester

I shall be showing three new works in this local exhibition to be found in hte cafe on the first floor above the library in hte centre of Rochester

Event: Open Exhibition

Dates: Aug. 22, 2014 - Aug. 25, 2014

Venue: Cobham Church, Cobham, Kent

This is an annual charity event in which I shall be exhibiting 3 oil paintings

Event: Hesketh Hubbard Exhibtion

Dates: June 23, 2014 - June 28, 2014

Venue: Mall Galleries, London

I am a member of the Hesketh Hubbard Art Society based at the Mall Galleries, we draw and paint from life models, meeting weekly. My portrait of Fola was accepted for this exhibition this year

Event: Open Exhibition

Dates: June 17, 2014 - July 9, 2014

Venue: Creek Creative, Faversham, Kent

An Open Exhibition in which I exhibited 3 oil paintings

Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Summer Exhibtion

Dates: June 2, 2014 - June 28, 2014

Venue: Strood Library, Strood, Kent

An exhibition of members paintings, Ann exhibited 4 paintings

Event: Rochester and West Kent Art Society Spring Exhibition

Dates: March 14, 2014 - March 20, 2014

Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

Art Society exhibition 15 artists and 63 works; Ann submitted and exhibited 8 pieces

Event: Ann's Work in Oils

Dates: March 15, 2013 - March 21, 2013

Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

An exhibition of Ann's new work using oils

Event: Historical Perspectives

Dates: July 15, 2011 - July 21, 2011

Venue: Nucleus Gallery, High Street, Chatham

Historical Perspectives presents work made over the past year using line, colour and tone, stemming from Ann’s travels in Europe and the local area.


 

Biography

Ann is a retired public health doctor and as an artist is largely self-taught. She developed her reputation as a plein air painter; working out of a beach hut in Whitstable and in the vineyards of the Loire Valley.  Ann has been painting in Whitstable for several years, standing on the pebbly beach watching the tide ebb and flow, the morning mist across the Swale (the water which separates the Isle of Sheppey from the mainland), the light on the horizon, the clouds coming in from the west over London, and the light out to sea to the north and east. The low tide exposes sandbanks, pebbles, seafood for the gulls to seek.

Ann now has a studio at Nucleus Arts in Rochester High Street (UK) with whom she exhibits; she also paints in her home garden studio and in her Attic Studio she prepares canvases and framing. Ann is working on a series of shoreline, sea and skyscape paintings using her memories and imagination, her plein air paintings, sketches and photos from around the coasts of Kent, Cornwall and Normandy for inspiration. Ann begins with a thin coat of oil paint building on this using brush and then palette knife.  

Ann paints in oils, usually on canvas prepared herself with acrylic gesso. Usually she then coats the canvas with turpsy red, often Indian Red, sometimes Burnt Siena or Yellow Ochre. When this is dry she lays out the scene with a thin coat of oil paints. She then builds on this, firstly using a brush.  Once the initial paint has been laid, Ann uses the palette knife to create thicker brightly coloured more textured works. 

The extent to which the painting is built with more impasto depends on the scene and mood. Ann’s style is impressionistic, representative tending towards some abstraction and expressionism. Ann usually paints listening to classical music! She paints from memory, inspiration, from sketches and paintings and her own photographs. Ann’s paintings depict beaches at various times of day and year, state of the tide and weathers. Ann’s paintings can be found in The Eclectic Art Gallery in Margate.

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