Night-time Paintings of Convenience Stores By Great Yarmouth Artist Jane Hall

The lights in convenience shop window might seem like an unlikely subject for art, but not to Norfolk artist Jane Hall.

Norfolk Art Exhibitions

Jane Hall's 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' series of paintings take an unusual and highly individual look at the seaside town in which she lives and works. Rather than focusing on the colourful seafront sights for which the town is best known, they take as their subjects the back streets and side streets of Yarmouth. It is here Jane finds her artistic inspiration in the town's many convenience stores, kebab shops, Chinese takeaways and launderettes. And what makes these buildings stand out to her? It appears to be the hopeful glimmer of light.

Great Yarmouth Gallery

That glimmer of light might be coming from the interior of a convenience store, or it might be the glowing signage illuminating an otherwise bleak-looking fish and chip shop doorway. But it always suffuses the painting with an ethereal glow and acts like a beacon in the murky darkness - a beacon designed to pull the punters in to buy a portion of chips, a can of lager or whatever is on special offer that day.

The 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' series of original paintings provides an exciting contrast to Jane's more familiar pictures of ice cream cones and amusement arcades. They show the real side of Yarmouth - the one where the natives live and which the holidaymakers seldom see. It is a world of grit and darkness, but always with hopeful glimmers of intense light, which these paintings capture perfectly.

Jane Hall's 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' are currently on show at Harvey Wilson's Secret Gallery, 33a Market Row, Great Yarmouth, as part of the 'Seaside Seductions' exhibition running till September 9th. They can also be viewed online at www.jane-hall.co.uk.

Great Yarmouth Artist Jane Hall Unveils New Seaside Seductions Exhibition

Great Yarmouth's quirkiest art gallery plays host to Jane Hall's seaside-themed paintings...

Great Yarmouth Art Gallery

This week sees the launch of a new exhibition of seaside-themed paintings by the Great Yarmouth artist Jane Hall. Taking place at Harvey Wilson's Secret Gallery over the coming three weeks, this exciting new art show sees the popular artist filling Norfolk's most bohemian gallery with her usual mixture of paintings based on the Yarmouth's seafront culture - so think ice creams, fruit machines, amusement arcades, hot dogs, fish and chips and all the traditional British seaside sights.

Artist Jane Hall

Jane will also be exhibiting the latest pieces in her highly successful and collectible 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' series. These smaller works - each the size of a traditional seaside postcard - take as their subjects some of the lesser known sights of Great Yarmouth. They focus on the back streets and side streets of this quintessential seaside holiday town, capturing the night-time lights in convenience stores doorways, kebab shop windows and takeaway restaurants.

Seaside Seductions runs from 25th of August to the 9th of September 2015 at Harvey Wilson's Secret Gallery, 33a Market Row, Great Yarmouth. The gallery is open Monday to Saturday from 9.30am to 3.30pm, with a special late night opening between 6pm and 9pm on Friday 28th of August.

Jane Hall's 'Postcards from Norwich' Paintings Go On Show At The Mustard Cafe

This week sees the opening of a new art exhibition featuring postcard-sized paintings of Norwich by the artist Jane Hall.

Norwich Art Gallery

A hidden gem, The Mustard Cafe in Norwich's Bridewell Alley, is not just a must-go place for a coffee and a cake. Because this thriving Norwich eaterie is also gaining a reputation for displaying some of the best art by Norfolk's many talented artists, including Great Yarmouth painter Jane Hall. This month the cafe is showcasing some of Jane's popular postcard-sized paintings of Norwich scenes. They include the Out of Time record shop, Wensum Food & Wine and Retreat Vintage Store on St. Benedict's Street.

Paintings of Norwich

Jane Hall's 'Postcards from Norwich' paintings build on the success of her 'Postcards from Great Yarmouth' series, which focus on the familiar seaside sights of Great Yarmouth, as well as back street scenes, kebab shops and convenience stores. They will be on display at the Mustard Cafe from the 4th to the 25th of February, so why not pop in for a coffee and a nice piece of cake... and view some fantastic artwork while you're at it?

The Mustard Cafe is located on Bridewell Alley, Norwich, NR2 1AQ.

Artist Jane Hall's 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' Go On Show At Great Yarmouth Library

Art lovers still have another week to catch Jane Hall's latest art exhibition at Great Yarmouth Library.

Great Yarmouth Art Gallery

There is more to Great Yarmouth artist Jane Hall than colourful paintings of ice creams and fruit machines. Though much of her artistic work is centred on her home town's vibrant and flourshing seaside, she is also inspired by Yarmouth's back streets, cafes, convenience stores and take away shops. Many of these less obvious subjects for paintings are captured on canvas late at night, with the light in a window or the rain on the pavement adding mystery and mood to these striking works of art. They are also mostly painted in a miniature format, which echoes the size of the seaside postcards for which Great Yarmouth is so well known.

Contemporary Norfolk Artist

These new 'postcard-sized' paintings are a step in a new direction for Jane Hall. She explains: 'There were a number of interesting buildings in town that I'd wanted to paint for many years, but for some reason I had never quite found the right way of making them work as paintings. I kept playing around with various ideas for them, then eventually decided to try one in a really small format. It was a picture of the Lucky Star takeaway on St. Peter's Road, and as soon as I did it on a 7x5-inch canvas, I knew I was onto something. The miniature canvas was just the right size to allow me to inject real life into the image; and so I've carried on creating more and more pictures in a similar vein capturing various aspects of this fascinating town.'

Jane Hall's 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' series of original paintings is currently on show at the Rumbelow Gallery, which is located upstairs in Great Yarmouth Library. The art exhibition is open daily from 9am to 5pm, with late opening on Wednesday night till 7.30pm. The show runs until Saturday 22nd February 2014 and admission is free.

Jane Hall's Latest Art Exhibition At Great Yarmouth Library Gives Novel Take On The Seaside Postcard

A series of miniature, seaside postcard-size original paintings take centre stage at a new art exhibition in Great Yarmouth.

Art Exhibitions in Great Yarmouth

Norfolk-based artist Jane Hall is probably best known for her bright, Pop Art-style ice cream and fruit machine paintings, but her latest exhibition at Great Yarmouth Library sees her work moving off in an exciting new direction. A series of paintings entitled 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' sees the artist taking the familiar sights of this popular British seaside resort and turning them into 5 x 7-inch orginal paintings, each the size of the traditional seaside postcard. Using acrylic on canvas board, she paints well-known local monuments, such as St Nicholas Church, St George's Theatre, Waterways, Leisureland and The Mint.

 

Great Yarmouth Gallery

But it's not just the more obvious subjects that feature in this new range of original paintings. Jane Hall also turns her artistic eye to lesser known sights and hidden local treasures, such as the launderette on King Street, the Lucky Star takeaway on St Peter's Road and the Murco petrol station on Northgate Street. Many of these more obscure subjects are captured in night-time scenes in which the play of light in a window adds an extra air of mystery and mood. In paintings such as these the artist seems to be saying that even the most unlikely venue can be turned into a work of art - a convience store, say, or a kebab shop.

The 'Postcards From Great Yarmouth' paintings are on display at Great Yarmouth Library until 22nd of February 2014. The show is open every day, except Sundays, with a late night viewing until 7.30pm on Wednesday 19th February 2014. For more information, visit the artist's website at www.jane-hall.co.uk.