Suffolk Skies

Dawn Reader

Solo Exhibition

Suffolk Skies

A solo show by Dawn Reader

“Painting is but another word for feeling.” — John Constable

The skies of Suffolk have inspired artists for centuries — from John Constable to Alfred Munnings.

In ‘Suffolk Skies’, Dawn Reader continues this rich tradition with a new collection of 26 paintings that explore our county’s vast horizons.

Set in Newmarket, this collection reflects a deep relationship with the Suffolk countryside. The sweeping skies, open land and shifting light form part of the lived experience that informs each canvas.

Hopeful dawns, magical sunrises and spectacular, ever-changing skies unfold across the canvas, so evocatively that one can almost hear the wind moving through the trees and feel the early morning chill lifting as light dances on water and shape shifts through trees.

For anyone who knows Suffolk, especially those immersed in the world of the racehorse, our landscape is more than scenery. It shapes our daily rituals rhythm and identity. Dawn’s paintings capture that deep affection for this ancient countryside, its openness, unending skies and limitless possibilities.

This collection invites you to see yourself within the landscapes we love, to pause, reflect and wonder. 



About Dawn Reader

MA graduate from Chelsea School of Art, London

Dawn has been exhibiting her paintings since 1989. Although showing predominantly in London, other places include Amsterdam, Düsseldorf and in America. Most notable galleries include WH Patterson (now Gladwell and Patterson), New Grafton and Lucy b Campbell. Her paintings have been featured at the ING Discerning Eye, and the SWA exhibitions at the Mall Galleries, London.
She has worked extensively as a specialist decorator and paint finisher, again travelling with her brushes both nationally and internationally, for highly distinguished interior designers such as Nicki Haslam, Paulo Moschino, Penny Morrison and Ward & Co.
Her work has been featured in many articles for magazines and newspapers including The Sunday Times ‘Style’, How to Spend It Italia, Vogue, The Telegraph and House & Garden.

Tall trees cast long shadows on a sandy plain under a blue sky.
Horses and riders on a green hillside, under a blue sky.
Rolling hill with trees casting shadows, a white house on the horizon, under a bright blue sky.
Empty white boat on a sandy beach. Blue sky and ocean in background.
Telephone poles with wires stretch across a golden field under a cloudy sky.
Sunset over a grassy field, silhouetted trees, and a colorful sky.
Boats on calm water under a hazy sky with the sun shining brightly. Hills in the background.
Hay bales in a field under a blue sky, with a lone tree on the horizon.
Sailboat on calm water near a small island, under a cloudy sky.
Sailboat docked in a waterway with tall masts, alongside a grassy bank and under a pale blue sky.
Blue sky with puffy clouds over a green field and treeline.
Sky over a green field with a fence and a line of trees; soft yellow and gray hues.
Sky over a field with a treeline and a fence; clouds and a sunrise.
Sunset over water with a wooden structure on the left and grassy shore on the right. Sky is orange and blue.
Two jockeys race on horses across a green field under a cloudy sky. Buildings in the distance.
Field of golden wheat under a dramatic sky with dark, layered clouds.
Two cows on a dark plain beneath a dramatic, purple and pink sunset sky.
Brick buildings with a clock tower under a partly cloudy sky.
Round painting of a landscape with trees and cloudy sky. A creek runs through the foreground.
Green field under a pastel sky with pink and gray clouds, trees on the horizon.
Two round paintings depict a green field under a blue sky. One has a building in the distance.
Sunset over a marsh with dark, stormy clouds. Orange and yellow glow on horizon. Trees silhouetted in foreground.
A wet, winding road through a village at dusk, bare trees, houses with lit windows.
Bare tree on a grassy shore, cloudy sky, calm water.
Overcast sky with gray clouds above a green field and a line of trees.
Two horses and riders on a racecourse under a cloudy sky.