sea blue sky abstracts

Summer whizzes by - and what a summer (temporarily supplanted by wind and much needed rain) the long balmy days and heat have been wonderful.  Hope the good times return soon!  Because life has been so busy, blog posts have been far and few between, so this looks to be another 'bumper crop' of my small paintings in oil on board.  Showing the most recent first. Currently displayed at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Beach Weather 2018'  13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'When the Beach is a Calm Place' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD    'Wild Sea Moment' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'North Coast Blue' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'High Clouds Breaking, St Ives Bay' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Seeing for Miles, Coast' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Misty Beach Margin' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Summer Surf and Rock' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Summer Beach and Surf' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. S

A new month, September has begun today!  Below are the last of August paintings, rendered in oil on board. 'Perran Beach' 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed and on sale at Art Space Gallery .   SOLD 'St Ives Bay Wave'.   SOLD 'Sea Stream, Perranporth', framed and on sale at Art Space Gallery .   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Another month racing by.  There have been sunny days though and hopes for more to come. Here are some recent paintings, square ones are framed and already on sale at Art Space Gallery   rectangular pieces are waiting to be framed or mounted, haven't decided yet! 'St Ives Bay, Dark Cloud' oil on board 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Cornish Coast - Seashore' oil on board 20 x 25 cm.   SOLD 'Across the Bay' oil on board 11.5 x 11 cm. 'Across the Bay, Godrevy'  oil on board 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Clear Sea, Submerged Rocks' 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Showers & Surf, Porthmeor' oil on board 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Tidal Pool, Porthmeor' oil  on board 30 x 19.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Rain and wind, but it's technically Summer here - soon to return, I hope - especially for those who go camping?  There have been some lovely sunny breaks this week and a better day is forecast tomorrow, so keep fingers crossed for warm and dry conditions.  Have a good weekend all. The paintings below are as yet unframed, but when they are will be delivered to Art Space Gallery. 'Fine Weather at Winter Beach' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Towards Shore' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. 'Evening Shadow' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sea Space' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.  SOLD 'Dark Coast, Cloud Break' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

 Small seascapes painted this month.  They're framed and ready to be delivered to Art Space Gallery in a day or so.    'Fresh Breeze, Rock & Sand' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Coast Appeal' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sunny Spells' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sea & Weather Front' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beach & Cloud Bank' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Active Weather Seascape' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Here are two new abstract paintings that I have been working on for quite some time and, after some quite radical changes, I'm happy with how they look now.  Both paintings will be on show at St Ives Society of Artists members exhibition, which opens in the Crypt Gallery, Old Mariners Church, St Ives, on Monday, 9 August, 2010.  Click images to enlarge. 'Clouds and Mountain Tops' acrylic/oil on canvas, 36 x 18 inches, 91 x 46 cm.   SOLD  Details from the main image. 'From Land and Sea 2010' acrylic/oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, 76 x 61 cm.   SOLD Details from the main image. Copyright Lesley Ninnes.  Please contact me should you want to use these images in any way.

Camping at a quiet location, just 3 miles outside the hustle and bustle of St Ives can be found at Lower Penderleath Camp Site this summer. Tents only. Hot and cold water showers are available and there's an area with hot water for washing pots and pans etc.  For more info/bookings click here or phone 0772 301 4567. The photo below - although not of the camp site - shows the surrounding scenery of this lovely part of the world. Photo Attribution: Sheila Russell