The landscape
Ann Marie Ryan's work strongly reflects the landscape of North Norfolk:This is a very special landscape of rolling fields, quiet lanes and vast, lonely stretches of beach and saltmarsh...
"This is a very special landscape of rolling fields, quiet lanes and vast, lonely stretches of beach and saltmarsh. I love its subtle beauty. It doesn't overwhelm with grandeur but gently draws you in to experience its magic. However, it's not a soft landscape – there is always an edginess, particularly on the coast, which is one of my favourite places to draw and paint or just linger and look, soaking up the atmosphere. The saltmarshes are a wilderness area of creeks and jetties and boats..."
View from the studio, Fring
Lobster pots, Brancaster Staithe
Tidal creek, Brancaster
From her studio in the tiny stone village of Fring, Ann-Marie Ryan produces painting and prints that capture the landscapes she observes. 
Sketching is, for Ann-Marie Ryan, a vital part of the process of observing the landscape and developing her work.