sea blue sky abstracts

A beautiful, sunny July day in St Ives after some unsettled weather (with more to come). Here are some small paintings on primed board and primed repurposed paper - and where they can be found. 'Sunshine, St Ives Bay' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. Art Space Gallery, St Ives. SOLD 'Coast, Far from the Crowd' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD . 'Stormy Sea, Porthmeor' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. Bespoke frame, 33 x 33 cm. Art Space Gallery, St Ives. SOLD 'Seashore, Soft Afternoon Light' oil on primed board, 14 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Coast, Beauty and Danger' oil on primed, repurposed paper, 18 x 14 cm. SOLD 'Out in the Open'  oil on primed board, 21 x 6 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives Cornwall.

Some of you may remember a painting I completed back in March 2013 for the October raffle fundraiser at St Ives Society of Artists?  Well here's a pic which appeared in a recent edition of our independent, local weekly newspaper  The St Ives Times & Echo of yours truly making the official 'live raffle draw' for 'Porthmeor Reflection', which was won by a lady from Chester. Proceeds from the monthly raffle are in aid of the roof fund and much needed restoration of the Mariners Gallery .  Tickets are available now for the Christmas raffle  prize painting by Paul Wadsworth .  Copyright St Ives Times & Echo When I visited Bath in July 2013 for the preview of the Bath Society of  Artists Open Exhibition  author/critic/ artist Peter Davies was close to completing his book 'Bath Society of Artists A History' which has been published by St Ives Printing & Publishing Co. The book charts the 109 year history of th...