Bristol Affordable Art Fair 2009

My sister and I thoroughly enjoyed our visit to Bristol yesterday when we attended the 2009 Affordable Art Fair preview. The evening was very well attended, with a wide range of good quality art on display and masses of sales! Fifty galleries are participating in the annual event, which runs until 5 pm Sunday 17 May

Most of the pics below were taken shortly before closing, apologies for not getting the names of the galleries featured, who kindly allowed me to photograph them.

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November 2021 - Small paintings on board.

November this year is fairly mild, quite wet and with more sunshine than we could have hoped for. And in the absence of gales (for now) the trees still have their leaves and the colours are amazing. The sea is spectacular at the moment too, with huge swells pounding ashore yesterday. Below are some paintings I completed earlier, scroll down to see more: Currently at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'The Sea Brings Its Own Light' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Surf Close By' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Coast and Pool' is on display at St Ives Society of Artists Annual Christmas Open Exhibition starting today, 13th November, 2021. A great show, not to be missed and admission is free. 'Coast and Pool' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'A Sandy Clearing' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Small Paintings, November 2020

Very gradually (life seems to have been so busy) artworks are appearing. Here are six small oil paintings completed this month. A process of experiment and discovery - no wonder they're so much fun to do! 'Blustery and Choppy at the Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Onshore, Still Air' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Change for the Better 2020' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Seawater Invasion' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Beach, Sunlit Cloud' oil on primed board,13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Kelp Defines the Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

Collage two paintings 30 x60 cm

In this detail, the anaglypta, pink florist's cellophane and paint on canvas can be seen. Reddish/brown transparent glazing in the centre section and swirls of aqua opaque impasto on the right. This includes a piece of anaglypta from Carol Parsons painting class back in March, 2009? This particular piece of wallpaper has already been used to 'print paint to canvas'. Victoria Hilliard produces lovely ceramic pictures inspired by nature, including the portrayal of moths and butterflies. Would I have produced this collage if Tori were not a member of Art Space Gallery? Maybe not. Everything is 'grist to the visual mill' as far as artists are concerned. 'Floral - Pedestal' this painting just evolved. Fun, fun and more fun! 'Floral - Feel Amazing'. I love this artwork! My daughter's boyfriend bought her flowers, including old fashioned roses, which provided the inspiration for the flowers at the top of the painting and the cellophane wrapper

sea blue sky abstracts

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