Before completion

'Sea' colours on the palette.

When working on small paintings, I mix Liquin Impasto with paint applied after the first layer has been put down and dried.

And frequently scrape paint residue and deposit at the top of the palette, wiping the rest of the board to create room to mix more colours as needed.

Here are some paintings in progress, with labels showing how many times each little board has been worked on. Some working has been more prolonged for example, the painting on the top right has had a lot more labour than the centre pic (red ground) which has had paint 'pushed' onto the surface on two separate occasions, without any thought to pictorial composition so far.

'Late Sun, Porthmeor' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD

'Late Sun, Shadowy Beach' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD

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Latest small paintings on board.....

At last a blog post to show some of the most recent of my small, square paintings on board, after a busy summer and early autumn here in St Ives. Can it really be November already?
The unsold works pictured are currently displayed at Art Space Gallery, St Ives Winter opening 7 days a week from 10.30 am - 4.00 pm daily.

'Cliff Sheltered Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed. SOLD

'Total Inundation on this Tide'
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed. SOLD

'Swells Breaking'
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed. SOLD

'Here Comes the Sea'
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed. SOLD

'Beach, Brightening from the West' SOLD
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.

'Water, All Surrounding' SOLD
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.

'Beach, A Little Bit Wild' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed. SOLD

'Sitting on the Rocks, Sea View'
oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.

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'Wild Walking on the Beach' and other paintings on board

And then it was December! Time flies that's for sure! Here's some new work, it's been such a pleasure to spend some uninterrupted, quality time, painting ☺

The first two paintings posted are framed and already at Art Space Gallery, St Ives

'Surging Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD

'Confronting the Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD

This larger painting is currently at the framer's.
'Porthmeor, Tail End of a Rainbow' oil on hardboard, 20.5 x 19 cm. SOLD

As are the next two paintings, waiting to be mounted....
'Godrevy from Nearby' oil on board, 9.5 x 18 cm. SOLD

'Winter Seascape, Panorama in Miniature' oil on board, 13.5 x 4 cm. SOLD

These two rectangular paintings have only recently been completed and will be delivered to the framer's soon, to be mounted.
'Evening at Porthmeor' oil on board, 10.5 x 9. 5 cm. SOLD

'Among the Rocks, Porthmeor West' oil on board, 13.5 x 10 cm. SOLD

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First picture post of 2018....

Small original oil paintings on board. See them at
Art Space Gallery, St Ives
unless stated otherwise.

The second day of January and storm Eleanor is expected to hit the North Cornish coast tomorrow, whipping up waves of 20 feet! Promises to be spectacular and I for one will be watching - from a safe distance of course!

'Sea, Replenishing Pools' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD

'Sea Grey, Encroaching Tide' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD

'Muted Colours, Roar of the Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD

Currently hanging at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery.

'Coast, Soothe Your Soul' oil on board, 9.5 x 23 cm. SOLD

Currently in the browser at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery.

'Cornwall Coast and Land' oil on hardboard, 19.5 x 21 cm.

Currently at the framer's.
A reworked piece cut down from a bigger painting that just didn't work.

Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes
St Ives, Cornwall.

sea blue sky abstracts

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