Andrew Dibben Paintings

North by East You are cordially invited to view an exhibition of watercolour paintings by Andrew Dibben, I.E.A., Dip.A.D. In mid-2017, Andrew and his wife relocated to Gorleston-on-Sea, to a house with a grandstand view of the river Yare, the port of Yarmouth, and to the sea beyond. While still painting North Norfolk subjects, the artist has also embraced subject-matter from his new east coast surroundings, and will be showing a fascinating mixture of motifs in this exhibition. This year marks fifty years from when Andrew enrolled at the then Norwich School of Art, and thirty years of working as a full-time landscape and marine artist. This personal landmark exhibition will feature a few paintings from earlier years, as well as a number of the small boat studies for which he is renowned. For several years, Andrew has experimented with a more contemporary style of cityscapes, few of which have had a public airing. By way of a complete contrast, a number of these intriguing studi...

Here are 4 from a series of small studies I have been working on, based on the view from my house in Gorleston-on-Sea. There are 8 in the series so far, all quite small - 14x19cm image area (plus framing). The view is endlessly fascinating, with the light constantly changing, ships passing or mooring up, and changing weather conditions. (These 4 sold)

"Windsor Rose" on Sheringham Beach Watercolour 38 x 56cm

Two Skiffs Watercolour 38 x 56cm 2018 A recreation of a Great Yarmouth beach scene from the 1950s and 60s, this painting features two boats preserved at the excellent Time and Tide Museum in Great Yarmouth

Razor Shells on Overy Beach Watercolour 56 x 76cm 2018

The January 2018 issue of EDP Norfolk Magazine has this double-page spread about the new book "Boats, Beaches & Barns" . Also, an opportunity to win a free copy!

The new book is out! " Boats, Beaches & Barns of Norfolk and Suffolk" with a delightful Foreword by Ed Balls is available in many bookshops in Norfolk, with distribution in Suffolk expected soon. Initially, the book is being stocked by the following bookshops: Jarrolds Department Store, Norwich Jarrolds at The Forum , Norwich City Bookshop , Davey Place, Norwich The Bookhive , London Street, Norwich The Holt Bookshop . Holt, North Norfolk The Gallery Picturecraft , Holt, North Norfolk Diss Publishing , Diss, Norfolk Snape Maltings Trading, Snape, Suffolk The Aldeburgh Bookshop , Aldeburgh, Suffolk Crabpot Bookshop , Cley Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk Crabpot Bookshop , Wells-Next-The-Sea, North Norfolk Showcase Gallery , North Walsham The book is a fat 180-page tome, in a large, hardback format, and is priced at £30.