After years of capturing the expansive landscapes of North Norfolk, I've found myself drawn to the intimate scale of still life painting. My first piece in this new series, "The Reach," marks a departure from the wide Norfolk skies to focus on a single, quiet gesture. The Reach, Oil on Canvas The gesture of connection "The Reach" captures the simple act of a hand moving toward a wine glass—a moment charged with anticipation and connection. Painted alla prima with the same bol

Stiffkey artist Sophia Williams presents five new oil paintings capturing North Norfolk's light - from Blakeney skies to Holkham's sands

Paint out Norfolk begins this July, in a couple of weeks. I am participating for the first time in the plein-air (open air) painting event. The skills that you need as a plein-air painter take you beyond the realm of putting oil paint onto a surface. As an artist you've got to be organised, from both an operational point of view, by needing to get all of our kit right through to deciding where to paint and what to paint. The amount of kit that you've got to take with you, is

The Coastal Marsh Artists are a group of independent artists who support each other and promote their art along the North Norfolk Coast. ​ Their collective ethos is the embodiment of the hashtag “artists supporting artists” Sophia Williams is the Coastal Marsh Artists' trail and events organiser and has created a new website for the group. Which can be found by clicking here: https://coastalmarshartist.wixsite.com/northnorfolk/about

#EastAnglianArtFund kindly created an article about my #artistic practices, thoughts, and background. Image Credit: East Anglian Art Fund and Sophia Williams Image Credit: East Anglian Art Fund Take a look at my #impressionistic #oilpaintings of the #northnorfolkcoast in my #gallery

Having moved to #NorthNorfolk in 2021 I wanted to get to grips with the local artists that are the movers and shakers in the #NorfolkArt community. Thank goodness this is made easier with Social Media. Here are my favourite artists to #follow on Social Media: Myself, #Sophia Williams. I've got a new username on Instagram, ArtistFromStiffkey. I wanted to be found easily and associated with the area and landscape that | know work and live in. I'm still continuing to post on Art