sea blue sky abstracts

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

Belatedly, here are eight small paintings which were collected in early June for display in this year's summer exhibition at Thomas Henry Gallery, Nantucket They're all rendered in oil on gesso primed board and measure 13.5 x 13.5 cm (unframed) 'Virgin Sand'  'Porthmeor, Right in the Middle'  'Edge of the Sea' 'Long Wave Break' 'Ocean and Sky' 'Light and Dark Ocean 'Ripples and Surf 'Distance and Proximity' Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

Sunshine this evening after some cloudy and damp conditions today, which is very welcome. As were the almost tropical conditions over last weekend and earlier in the week - warmth from early morning, blue skies and balmy evenings - wonderful. I have been busy getting one or two larger paintings framed, wrapping prints for display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives printing cards - and creating more small, square artworks (see below). The first is hanging at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery. 'Beach, Sea Mist' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD The following can be found at Art Space Gallery (unless marked sold). 'Cove and Misty Coast' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Tide and Waves Piling In' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea and Sky Together' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'High and Low Clouds, with Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'St Ives Ba

It's April! New work to start the month and I think I've managed to find a fairly straightforward way to straighten, crop, adjust colour and exposure and resize artwork images, using a combination of Google Photos and PicMonkey.  For the first time since acquiring the new desktop computer, posting to my blog has been stress-free. The first three square paintings are already on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives  and the fourth soon will be. 'Some Light Left at the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Windswept Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Porthgwidden Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Island Side Rivulet' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD The next painting will eventually be mounted and delivered to St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery 'Wave Wash' oil on board 9.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Godrevy Squall'

Some touches of blue sky to be found in these most recent artworks, reflecting the generally improving weather of the past few weeks.  I know conditions have been more unsettled for the past few days but, when the sun does come out, it's absolutely wonderful! These are already framed, currently at Art Space Gallery, St Ives  'Blue Horizon, Deceptive Calm' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sun Pushing Through Cloud' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Cloud Clearing to the West' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Surf, Sun and Breeze' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Something for Everyone' oil on board, 8 x 13 cm.   SOLD 'Bright North Wester'  oil on board, 13 x 8 cm.   SOLD 'Water's Edge Excitement' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD The rectangular paintings below have been mounted and can