The Exhibition
The ExhibitioN
Dates : 10 May to 6 July
Venue: The Old Coastguard
Welcome to Colourful Sails, Ripples of Light. EATDRINKSLEEP’s latest exhibition in Mousehole.
A collection of paintings by award-winning artist, Vicki Norman, featuring traditional Cornish boats and coastal scenes.
This exhibition reflects Vicki’s experiences on the water, working around the boats and crew, sometimes painting from the deck of a boat, or back in her studio, drawing from the memory of an adventure at sea.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
We very much hope to see you at The Old Coastguard during this exhibition. The Preview and Meet the Artist are a great chance to speak to Vicki and hear more about her methods and inspiration.
Preview
All welcome
Saturday 9 May
3 – 5pm
Garden Demo
Painting demonstration with Vicki
Saturday 16 May
10am – 12pm
‘Finding Inspiration’
Drawing workshop with Vicki – £45pp
Saturday 20 June
10am – 1pm
‘Meet the Artist’
And demonstration with Vicki
Thursday 2 July
10.30am (demo from 11.30am)
If you’d like to tag a lunch or supper (or breakfast) onto a wander around the exhibition space, book yourselves a table below. Or of course drop us a line directly.
THE ARTIST
VICKI NORMAN
About Vicki
Vicki Norman moved to Newlyn in 2022 to follow her dream of painting the Cornish coast. Since joining the Cornish Maritime Trust as Artist in Residence in 2023, Vicki has become immersed in the local charity, who preserve historic Cornish wooden boats and the skills needed to sail and maintain them. In September 2025 she gained her RYA Day Skipper license and was appointed Boat Master to Silverstream, a Sennen Cove crabber sailed and maintained by the Trust.
Vicki’s ongoing relationship with the CMT is a fruitful one; helping to raise funds and awareness for the charity and, in return, gaining rich visual inspiration for her paintings. Anchoring in remote coves and sailing alongside traditional vessels offers extraordinary views that cannot be seen from the land.
“Sailing as a child instilled my love for the maritime world. Now, living in Newlyn, I’m immersed in sailing. The ever-changing light and colour in Mount’s Bay fills me with inspiration.”
Vicki’s Exhibited Work
Vicki’s painting skills are based firmly on the traditional methods of the Newlyn School, capturing the combinations of sail and cloud shapes, the patterns in the water and the soft hues of boats, through a series of timeless works in oils that bridge past and present.
Sizes & Frames
All paintings are framed. The frames are hand painted by the artist, each one is an individual colour, chosen to complement the painting. Some are also hand gilded with gold leaf touches and others are enhanced with antique wax finishes.
The sizes under the images are unframed. The frame width varies in accordance with the size of the artwork. The frames on the largest (24 x 32”) paintings are about 3.75” deep (so add 7.5” to width and height for overall dimensions).
Smaller pieces have narrower frames, they range from 2” to 3.75” throughout the collection. The 12 x16” pieces have 2.75” deep frames (so add 5.5” to width and height for overall dimensions).
If you are interested in any of Vicki’s paintings, you can drop the team an enquiry by clicking the button below each piece. Or for more general enquiries about this exhibition and the artists, click below.
We are also able to courier works if collection isn’t possible. We’ll add the delivery cost to the price of the artwork.
“Cornish Gold”
£1,750.00
Oil on linen, 20 x 24″
“Colourful Company”
£2,300.00
Oil on linen, 20 x 32″
“Shallows & Shadows”
£695.00
Oil on linen, 14 x 11″
“Billowing”
£850.00
Oil on linen, 16 x 12″
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“Connected”
SOLD
Oil on linen, 28 x 21″
“Follow Me”
£850.00
Oil on linen, 16 x 12″
“Gentle Swell”
£1250.00
Oil on linen, 16 x 20″
“Gathering”
£2800.00
Oil on linen, 32 x 24″
“St Clements Parade”
£850.00
Oil on linen, 12 x 16″
“The Battle”
£1295.00
Oil on linen, 15 x 24″
“Timeless”
£2150.00
Oil on linen, 28 x 21″
“Ripples of Light”
£2300.00
Oil on linen, 20 x 32″
“Golden Urchin”
£695.00
Oil on linen, 14 x 11″
“Guiding light”
£1,750.00
Oil on linen, 20 x 24″
“Gorse and Heather”
£995.00
Oil on linen, 16 x 16″
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“Hidden Gem”
SOLD
Oil on linen, 12 x 16″
“Peace”
£2,800.00
Oil on linen, 24 x 32″
“Old Friends”
£1,250.00
Oil on linen, 16 x 20″
“Belonging study”
£250.00
Oil on linen, 6 x 8″
“A Day to Remember”
£695.00
Oil on linen, 14 x 11″
“Afternoon Repose”
£850.00
Oil on linen, 12 x 16″
If you are interested in any of Vicki’s paintings, you can drop the team an enquiry by clicking the button below each piece. Or for more general enquiries about this exhibition and the artists, click here.
We are also able to courier works if collection isn’t possible. We’ll add the delivery cost to the price of the artwork.
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