sea blue sky abstracts

Here are some bespoke framed artworks painted in 2025. The first Edge of the Island is in the window at Art Space Gallery, St Ives, the second Sea with Brightening Western Sky is part of St Ives Society of Artists Spring Exhibition, the third Coast, Sun on the Waves is on my wall at Art Space Gallery and Breaking Swells  is hanging at Penwith Gallery , part of the Society's Associates show! 'Edge of the Island, Porthmeor' oil on primed paper, 21 x14.5cm. 'Sea with Brightening Western Sky' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. 'Coast, Sun on the Waves' oil on primed board,18.5 x 17cm. 'Porthmeor Rock Pool and Haze' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Breaking Swells, Brisk Breeze' oil on primed board, 15 x 12.5 cm. Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

 Currently residing in my space at Art Space Gallery, St Ives , these small paintings are each wrapped, floated in 3" wide conservation board deep-core mounts and frame ready.  There's always room for original artworks of this size - pop in and see for yourselves! 'Rock View, Porthmeor' oil on primed board, 11.3 x 6cm. 'Stormy Assault on the Shore' oil on primed board, 6.5 x 14 cm. Beach, Moment for Contemplation' oil on primed board, 7 x14 cm. 'Walking the Length of the Beach' oil on board, 23.5 x 7.5 cm. Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

 Seascape paintings in oil for October.  Three in all, these original artworks in glazed frames (approx 30 x 30 cm) were recently delivered to   Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Cove, Hazy Sun' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Shallow Water and Sand' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Sea Breaking at the Horizon' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Today's collection includes this first painting, which is already framed and on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives and three unframed originals currently awaiting mounts. See below for more info.  'Mist and Sunlight, Porthmeor' Oil on primed board, 14cm x 14cm. SOLD 'Beach Weather, Porthmeor' Oil on primed board, 8cm x 14cm. SOLD 'Cove, Nature and Space' Oil on primed board, 15.5cm x 4.5cm. SOLD 'Fresh Sea Air and Breakers' Oil on primed board, 8cm x 14cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Here's a bigger painting for August rendered in oil on Arches Huile paper.  Now at St Ives Society of Artists Christmas Open Exhibition. Well worth a visit, this bumper show is open daily admission free and all are welcome. 'Wet Sand and Water, Gleaming Light' oil on Arches huile cold pressed paper, framed, 50 x 41cm. Click image to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Small oil paintings currently exhibited at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   And, because it's December there are some Christmas cards for sale too.   'Light Filled Cove' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Rock Pool and Beyond' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Low Water Sea Stream' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Scorchio in St Ives, today. Not going to last for much longer - change is on the way - but we're all making the most of the fine weather right now. Here are some small paintings x  'Brisk Sea, Godrevy Lighthouse' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. Currently displayed at St Ives Society's Mariners Gallery  SOLD The following artworks can be found at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Pounding the Bay Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Take a Deep Breath' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'In Awe of the Breakers' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Day Starts to Leave the Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm. SOLD 'Sky, Beach, Symmetry' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

 Already in place at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   here's a selection of small oil paintings on board, inspired by the coastal environment and changes wrought by fleeting weather patterns. Always fun and always unpredictable! 'Witness the Coast' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Wave Energy, Gentle Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Feeling Good at the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Space and Hope' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Beach, On a Day Like This' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Humid, sometimes sunny, very windy and often wet!  Come on July, we're hoping for better and it's time to settle down. Today, there are three paintings to show you and they're as different in atmosphere and colour as the above mentioned weather. See them within the next few days at   Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Godrevy and St Ives Bay View' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD   'Stormy Sea, Warm Light' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Weather and Tide Watch' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

A very exciting month of June in the area, so far, owing to the G7 experience! St Ives Bay looked beautiful in the mist and dramatic when draped in ominous clouds, but stunned with breathtaking beauty when the sun eventually came out and decided to stay for the whole weekend. The visual high point for me was reached on the most lovely Sunday evening you could wish for.  We expected them, we didn't mind waiting seated on a sunny patch of grass, a perfect expanse of sea and cloudless blue sky before us, when the Red Arrows appeared silently and fast without fanfare to produce a sublime show of seemingly effortless symmetry and faultless aerobatic manoeuvring, sure to be etched on the memories of the many of us lucky enough to be there. So, coming back down to earth, here are the latest small paintings on board currently displayed at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Merging of Sea and Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Cove, Changed by the Weather' oil on prime...

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

DECEMBER 2020 update The price of my popular small, square, framed paintings -  see examples below - has increased.   The aim is to ensure a continuing display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives alongside the hope that the paintings still still offer value for money and remain affordable to anyone who wants to own one.    This photo shows some of the paintings included in the previous post Painting During the Lockdown in their frames.  With Art Space Gallery, St Ives and St Ives Society's Mariners Gallery, the main outlets for my work still closed, I have made them available for posting, Special Delivery, UK only.   Check the previous blog post for titles and please feel free to comment if interested or if you have a question. Click image to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

 Some spring-like sunshine was very welcome today, in St Ives and so warm out of the wind, down on the Wharf. As these paintings are already on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   I thought it best to get a move on with this post! 'Shadows and Rocks  oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Putting on a Show' oil on board, 13.5 x 13/5 cm.  SOLD 'Tidal Take Over' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'A Promise of Good Weather' Oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Godrevy Emerges from the Mist' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD This last painting is not yet exhibited at Art Space but will be very soon. 'Beach, Best Part of the Day' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.