]; Belgium [Chatelet]; also English outlets and many 'solos'. Based in Witham, Essex, UK [Braintree District]. Various media and subjects within wide price range. Motifs from around the world.
Information on Martine!! 
Artist in '2D'. Exhibited: London [Mall, R.A. acceptance, City of London...]; Paris [Salon des Printemps, C.I.A.C...];Spain [Nerja, Andaluc]; Belgium [Chatelet]; also English outlets and many 'solos'. Based in Witham, Essex, UK [Braintree District]. Various media and subjects within wide price range. Motifs from around the world.
[Development of some combined media and of sometimes used moulding of foreground oil paints]
Commissions accepted: private homes, scenes, portraits, animals and birds, weddings or other events, transport....For other ideas, such as lending, see 'prices' above.[Similar arrangements can be used for themed events!]
Occassional Talks. Used to teach: studied at former Chelmer Institute.
Book : "It's a Tutor's Life", easy to read and timeless general education guide for parents, teachers/tutors, students, and all. Published by former Avon Books in London. Copies still available here @ £10 each plus postage. ISBN: 186 033 178 5. [For 2 extracts, go to 'about us' and scroll down...!] [Available in soft back only] (Interested in second-hand books? Call mob 07506968239 and ask to talk to David Bishop!)
[Payments from outside UK can be accepted as foreign currency bank cheques/ cheques extranjeros........Multiple orders can be split of course!]
Exhibitions/Events
25th Sept 2010 @ 7.30pm: an 'unusual auction' in the church hall of Witham RC Church. Entrance by £1 programme. Listen out for my entry! Organised by Catholic Women's League.
Are you visiting Nerja [Andaluc] in Spain soon? 
Why not visit the Nerja donkey sanctuary? 
Please support! www.nerjadonkeysanctuary.com .
Remember that I accept commissions of animal portraits, so if you have good photographs of any adoption scheme animal...
Buy/order more than one Spanish subject item at the same time and receive a 10% discount; offer lasting until January 1st 2012. [My work was displayed in former Nerja outlet and I have much experience of painting in Spain, also much 'resource material'.]
Back in UK, ask to see my latest 'baby' Spanish watercolours for sale from Los Pinchos tapas bar in Baddow Road, Chelmsford, Essex. Don't forget to try the great food!
Plus:
My work is displayed for sale in the Peartree Pantry Tea Room, Spring Lane, Hatfield Peverel, Essex; so that you can visit my friends and have tea and cakes or lunch as well as looking at art! Opening times are Monday to Saturday 9am to 4pm [tel:01245 381461 to book or check times for serving lunches]. From The Street in Hatfield Peverel, take the Maldon Road opposite Duke of Wellington Pub. Spring Lane is then on the left after about 2.5 miles and goes towards Witham/Wickham Bishops as from the Ulting Direction.
***** All my own ordered framing is handled by "Expressions" [Tel: 01376 329529]. Located at Duckend Green, Rayne [near Braintree], Essex.****
Martine Norman [n
e Baker] martinenorman@btinternet.com More links:
Search for me by name on http://www.axisweb.org/. , not that every past exhibition or unusual commission [such as wall paintings or painted plates...] can be listed there!!
Aso see: www.art4essex.org.uk and www.essexgallery.org.uk or www.windowonweb.com www.chelmsfordopera.org could be of interest.
Please note: in respect of many enquiries, any 'life' drawings/paintings of people will be such when subject well known to me and with my conditions [eg. partner present...]; or other such commissions for as agreed tasteful results will be accepted using agreed photographs with swimwear....!!