sea blue sky abstracts

I'm so looking forward to resuming painting and spent a pleasant few hours photographing, labelling and wrapping the artwork pictured below, today. Two mounted oil paintings on board delivered to St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery and assorted prints delivered to Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Long Surf Beach' oil on primed board, mounted.   SOLD 'Breaker Spray'  oil on primed board, mounted.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

My homemade Christmas cards this year should have featured a handsome little bird who regularly appears on the wonderful Facebook page of the 'Friends of Portheras Cove'  (read more below) Lovely watercolours mixed "People from the villages of Pendeen and Morvah have cherished this part of the wild Cornish coast for many generations. The  Friends of Portheras Cove are regular users of the beach and sea in the cove, who wish to keep it safe and clean for locals,visitors, and wildlife. Those who know Portheras cove not only appreciate its almost unspoilt beauty, but also respect its dangers. There are strong rip tides, and at times a fierce under-tow here, not to mention sharp metal fragments of the shipwrecked ship The Alacrity, which ran aground here in 1963. Please take care if visiting, check tide times, and be aware of heavy swells and strong currents. The cove is inaccessible to vehicles, and can only be reached by those folk who are willing to amble...

Currently framed and on display (apart from those marked sold) at Art Space Gallery, St Ives We've got a bit of a sale on this weekend! Why not pop in? 'Porthmeor, Low Light' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Sun and Cloud' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Rock View' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Light Breakthrough' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Fine Weather Haze' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Slow Shower Over the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Almost a Rock Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Heavy Shower and Wave' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Fresh, Surf, No Wind' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Porthmeor Corner' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, 12 - 22 November, 2015 organised by Parker Harris , sponsored by ING Commercial Banking 2015 Selectors:    Artists:    Emma Bridgewater ,  Nicole Farhi,   Collectors:    Larry Lamb,   Stephen Snoddy   Critics:    Stephen Doherty,   Steve Pill The Mall Galleries provide an excellent venue for a show like Discerning Eye, which encompasses six displays presented by its selectors and the dynamic Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary shortlisted works.   I visited the exhibition on the first morning of opening and discovered that two of my paintings had been chosen by Nicole Farhi and one by Larry Lamb!   The standard and range of work on show is awesome and I spent a happy couple of hours just looking and admiring the artistic diversity, fantasizing over what I would buy if money and space were no object.   Given that wall hung artworks must not ...

I haven't counted how many since 2010, but here are three more..... 'Light in the Clouds' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Shallow Water, Sky Reflection, oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Shore and Sea Turbulence' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

A few more paintings completed recently.  It's been nice to have more time - also to do other things, such as walking with like minded people along the beautiful Gannel Estuary, Newquay  yesterday and enjoying recent clear skies.  A reward for night time wakefulness, when three shooting stars were spotted - yes of course I made three wishes! 'Kind Porthmeor' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD This one currently in the window at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Light and Surf Action' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Cliff Top and Surf Line' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. 'Lighthouse and Surf Glitter' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD And slightly one slightly larger.....waiting for a frame 'Luminous Sea, Muted Light' oil on hardboard, 19 x 20.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Here are six small, square paintings framed and ready for delivery to Art Space Gallery, St Ives tomorrow.  The Gallery will be getting a fresh new look thanks to the monthly rehang, which takes place between closure on Sunday and Monday opening! 'North Coast Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Golden Hour' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Passing Showers and Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Secluded Cove' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Beach Space and Beauty' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD  'Still Day Seashore' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD The following are waiting for frames 'Shoreline, Constantly Changing' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Just a Glimmer of Sunset' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD And these have been taken to the framer's to be mounted ready for eventual d...