Built by the Romans two thousand years ago, the Peddars Way is an almost straight path from nowhere to nowhere and is now only used by dog walkers and long distance hikers. Look at it on a modern map and it’s a faint line through the emptiest part of Norfolk, running counter to all the main east-west transport links. From the diverse, treed landscapes of Breckland to the open chalk ridges of north west Norfolk, the Peddars Way side-steps the hurly burly of everyday life. I’ve glimpsed green lanes disappearing left and right as it crosses roads that I’ve driven along time and again, it has always been just north or maybe south of my consciousness. I was aware of its existence but knew nothing of its unique loneliness. So, in the spirit of a small adventure and getting to know my home county differently, I have spent a year walking and drawing the Peddars Way.
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Private View and Launch of the Artist’s Book
6 – 9pm Thursday 17th March 2016
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The Exhibition will hang in the gallery through Saturday 26th March
NOTE: Nothing will be sold before the Exhibition opens at 6pm on Thursday 17th March 2016.
COUNTRY LIFE – PICK OF THE WEEK
Tor Falcon is Huon Mallalieu’s ‘Pick of the Week’
Read his Country Life art market column here
1. Knettishall Heath, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. October 2014. 30x36cms.
2. River Thet, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. October 2014. 30x35 cms. £650
3. Forestry Plantation, Bridgham Heath, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x36cms.
4. Scot's Pine, Brettenham Heath, The Peddars, Way Norfolk. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x36cms. £650
5. Thorpe Woodlands, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. October 2014. 30x36cms. £650
6. Looking from Grimes Graves towards the Battle Area, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x35cms.
7. Brettenham Heath, The Peddars Way, Norfolk. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x37cms.
8. Galley Hill, The Peddars Way. Pastels on Paper. December 2014. 30x34.5cms. £650
9. Thompson Water, The Peddars Way. Charcoal and pastels. December 2014. 30x41.5cms.
10. Pingo, Thompson Common, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. December 2014. 30x35cms.
11. Somewhere near Madhouse Plantation, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. December 2014. 30x34 cms. £650
12. Merton Park, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. December 2014. 30x36cms.
13. Merton Stone, The Peddars Way. Pastel on paper. January 2015. 30x34cms.
14. Merton Common, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. December 2014. 30x35.5cms.
15. Threxton Hill, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. December 2014. 30x36.5cms.
16. Bell Hill, Little Cressingham, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. January 2015. 30x36cms.
17. Caudle Common, The Peddars Way. Charcoal on paper. October 2014. 30x35cms.
18. North Pickenham, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x34cms.
19. St Mary's, Houghton On The Hill, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. March 2015. 30x35.5cms.
20. Procession Lane, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. March 2015. 30x34cms. £650
21. Dalton's Plantation, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. March 2015. 30x36cms.
22. Looking towards Bradenham Hill, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. March 2015. 30x37cms.
23. Bartholomew Hills, The Peddars Way. Charcoal on paper. March 2015. 30x35cms. £450
24. River Nar, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. April 2015. 30x36cms.
25. Castle Acre Priory, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. April 2015. 30x35.5cms.
26. Castle Acre Earthworks, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x42cms.
27. Castle Acre Castle, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. November 2014. 30x42cms.
28. Road North of Castle Acre, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. July 2015. 30x42cms.
29. Great Massingham, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. May 2015. 30x34.5cms. £650
30. Mad Dog Lane, Little Massingham, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. May 2015. 30x36.5cms.
31. Pit Hole, Harpley, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x35.5cms.
32. Harpley Dams Chalk Pit, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. May 2015. 30x34.5cms.
33. Burial-Mound, Harpley Common, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. June 2015. 30x38cms. £650
34. North of Anmer, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x37cms.
35. Fring, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. July 2015. 30x42cms. NFS
36. Littleport, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x35cms.
37. Ringstead Downs, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. June 2015. 30x42cms.
38. Hunstanton Cliffs, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. September 2015. 37x30cms.
39. South of Ringstead, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x35.5cms.
40. Above Holme, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. August 2015. 30x37cms. £650
41. Holme Beach, The Peddars Way. Pastels on paper. September 2015. 30x38cms.
A copy of the artist's book Peddars Way A Walk With Chalk will be available to buy at the gallery and will accompany each picture.
Tor Falcon also recorded her Year’s Walking the Peddars Way in a blog, which you can read here – Tor Falcon: Diary of a Wild Place