Sep 25, 2026
This_Enchanted World on Instagram I have started a new Instagram site called @this_enchantedworld as a companion to my existing @annblockleyri account. The annblockleyri mainly focusses on my work as a professional artist, showing the artwork I paint...Apr 23, 2026
Spring 2026 I have just returned from a wonderful trip to Morocco, walking up and down steep valleys beneath the Atlas mountains. The wildflowers simply fill your soul. Swathes of poppies, bright marigolds, herbs and enormous clusters of the yellowest fennel flowers...Apr 23, 2026
RI Painting Award I was delighted to receive the Cass Art award for my watercolour painting ‘ Shining water through tangled tree’ at the recent Royal Institute of Watercolour painters’ exhibition at the Mall Galleries in London. The prize ( art material goodies...Aug 10, 2025
South West Academy Ann has recently been elected academician and member of the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts. The Academy is dedicated to advancing the creation and appreciation of art in the South West of Britain. Her first exhibition with the group...Apr 3, 2025
I was surprised and delighted to win ‘The James Fletcher Watson Award’ for best use of watercolour in the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour annual exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London in March 2025. The award was presented for my painting ‘Woodland...Feb 26, 2024
I am amazed how quickly time flies by and I realise I have neglected my website journal. It’s rainy here today and a perfect opportunity to catch up with recent events. My new book ‘Poetic Woods’ was published in September last year and I am thrilled to say that it...