sea blue sky abstracts

 September is a special month, veering between summer and autumn and if we're lucky bringing the best of both.  Let's hope! I'm glad to be able to share some new small oil paintings on board, already in situ at Art Space Gallery, St Ives. Part of the themed exhibition 'After the Storm' hosted with fellow members of the co-op to coincide with St Ives September Festival, the collaboration has resulted in an exciting, diverse show laced with a thread of optimism for the future. Well worth a visit, the gallery is open Tuesday - Friday, 10 -1pm, 2 - 5pm. 'Reclaiming the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'After the Storm, Water Everywhere' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. 'Forceful Surf, Summer Blue Sea' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Inviting Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Still Wild After the Storm' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Godrevy Lighthouse, Summer Surf' ...

Paintings (below) collected from the framers on Friday afternoon, along with 19 mounted prints and 2 mounted originals, all labelled, wrapped where needed and priced, ready for delivery to  Art Space Gallery, St Ives and St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery. Now mid way through the 2019 St Ives September Festival , on Saturday 21st September St Ives Society of Artists held its annual 'Square Deal' fundraiser offering members of the public an opportunity to buy a piece of original art for £50! I was delighted (and relieved) to be present, when a buyer chose my submission 'Beach, Tranquil Sea' below. 'Beach Tranquil Sea' Oil on canvas, 25.4 x 205.4 cm/10 x 10 inches Prior to visiting Stisa, there was just time to pop into Porthmeor Studios, Back Road West, St Ives to view 'Spot the Artist' 2019. Organised by St Ives Rotary the show included around 400 anonymous postcard sized artworks donated by over 300...

Summer, such a hectic, busy time here in St Ives, no complaints though, there's been enough sunshine to keep everyone happy! On the personal news front: All six of the artworks painted with submission to the annual ING Discerning Eye Exhibition  in mind are now at the framer's.  There's still time to enter, click the link to find out more. The  Rotary Club of St Ives popular fundraising exhibition of donated postcard sized art is a high point of the annual St Ives September Festival  and my contribution is already in the hands of the organisers. The ever popular Square Deal Show at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery is another unmissable September Festival event.  I have my blank canvas, it's unwrapped and a start on it will be made very soon - just need to think about what to paint! Again, click links to access more info.   Here's some new work - the following four paintings will appear at Art Space Gallery, St Ives very soon. ...

And breathe again......  After such a long blog break (life was tooo busy) I'm hoping some followers continue to hang around?! So grateful too for glorious September weather here in St Ives yesterday, a chance to paint, sunbathe and read in peace and quiet under an endless blue sky.  Bliss. Saturday 12 September, 2015 sees the start of the annual St Ives September Festival - a jam packed two weeks of exciting and varied art, music and literature events, including St Ives Society of Artists  annual Square Deal show - see below - not to be missed. 'Different Stories' a week long exhibition shared by yours truly, with Angela Garner and Susi Gutierrez closed on Friday 4 September.  Photos follow, the first is taken at the 'tail end' of the very busy preview. Photo:  Susi Gutierrez Angela Garner's abstracts Something from us all One of mine (top) and a lovely Susi Gutierrez original print pairing below Cli...

The fundraising sale of 'postcard art' organised by the Rotary Club of St Ives was a great success again this year. The annual event offers members of the public the chance to buy postcard sized pieces of original art for just £35 - many of  which have been painted by well known artists, whose work would normally cost a lot more to buy. ' Cornwall, North Coast ' Lesley Ninnes 2013 oil on paper 21 x 15cm/8 x 6 inches Click to enlarge Rotarian Mike Clough reported: "The sale was held in the Roy Ray Studio at the St Ives School of Painting at Porthmeor Studios. Buyers were already queuing outside the studio by 4.00 p.m. in the afternoon before the sale and by 9.00 a.m the next morning the queue had reached as far as Bumble’s Tea Rooms in Digey Square. We sold over 100 paintings within the first hour of the sale. We had 240 entries given by almost 200 artists, mostly professionals but with a number of gifted amateurs. We sold all ...