sea blue sky abstracts

Two new paintings below, which have been delivered to the framers today, ready for the forthcoming St Ives Society of Artists Autumn Exhibition, which opens on 18 October 2012. 'Last of Winter Daylight' oil on primed board, 29 x 20 cm.   SOLD 'Close to the Cold Sea' oil on primed board, 20.5 x 16 cm.   SOLD 'Lovely Evening, Calm Sea' oil on board, 12.5 x 11.5 cm is also at the framers, to be float mounted, for eventual display at Stisa . As is  'Fast Running Sea' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 9.5 cm  These next four have been mounted and wrapped and currently reside in the 'browsers' at the Society's Norway Gallery.  No sizes I'm afraid, forgot to measure them - again!  None of them are very big....... 'Breakers & White Horses'  oil on primed board. 'Late Afternoon Surf' oil on primed board. 'Welcoming Waves' oil on primed board.   SOLD 'Su...

Spring is on its way - spotted my first Celandine yesterday and there was sun at last today after all the grey, and warmth out of the breeze.  Best of all there are ever increasing hours of daylight! In this post there are more pics of Mallorca from October 2011 featuring Port Andratx and Sant Elm.  And I have included another 'rejuvenated' painting - let me know what you think. First, a startling photo of Mallorca which appeared in the 5 Feb edition of the Mail on Sunday, with ice and snow and temps of -4C conditions were far colder than in St Ives this winter! Anyway, back to the sunshine - this is Port Andratx   on the South West coast of Mallorca. The marina and surrounding hills. A fisherman cleans his catch. Soaking up the sun.    It was baking hot and I for one was desperate to get into the water.  Once immersed it was wonderful to float and throw a few lazy strokes to swim in such beautiful surroundings...