sea blue sky abstracts

Here are some examples of unframed tiny paintings of mine at Art Space Gallery, St Ives . They're presented in creamy coloured, deep core conservation mounts for those customers who have specific preferences where framing is concerned.  I love creating them, they're spontaneous and fun. 'Surf Breaking Through' SOLD 'Back of the Island, St Ives' SOLD 'Wave About to Break' SOLD 'Flood Tide, Porthmeor' SOLD 'Bright Surf and Sea' SOLD 'Surf Breaking' 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.

 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' ...

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

So pleased to have these paintings back, looking good in their bespoke white painted wood frames.  Most of them started life in November, early December and were completed in January, 2020. They're probably destined for exhibition at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   (link takes users to the gallery blog page) in the next week or so. 'Sea - Not to be Argued With' oil on primed plywood, 20.5 x 20.6 cm, in 37 x 37 cm frame. 'Porthmeor, When the Mist Rolls In' oil on primed plywood, 20.5 x 20.5 cm, in 37 x 37 cm frame. Rain Hugs the Headland' oil on primed plywood, 20.8 x 20.5 cm, in 37 x 37 cm frame. The following paintings are already on display at  Art Space Gallery  (link takes users to the gallery Facebook page) 'Gwithian, Sky Reflection' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Surf at the Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Storm's Edge' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13....

So nice to post fairly early in September, which hopefully compensates for the fact that I didn't blog last month!  Always a busy time to be an artist in St Ives (and that's not a complaint, thanks to all who buy my work) this August saw visits from both daughters, son-in-law and dogs, plus a lovely reunion/get-together of sorts, with the upshot that all painting projects were suspended for around 2 weeks!  Wouldn't have missed it though and the weather was pretty good too. Normal service resumed eventually and here some new and older works. I have also been working on some slightly larger paintings in oil on hardboard, some of which are already at the framers and will provide content for a future post x    'Beach, Good Weather Chases the Rain Away' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Godrevy Cliffs' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'September Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Summer Warmth an...

Another post in March, things are looking up, think I must be getting organised at long last?!  So, the first four  paintings shown here  will be delivered to Art Space Gallery, St Ives  within the next few days hopefully. 'Sunlit Cliffs Behind the Lighthouse'  oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'A Fine Morning at the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Good Weather and Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sun After Rain, Porthmeor West' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD The larger painting (below) will be delivered to the framer tomorrow and eventually hang on the wall at  Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Porthmeor, March Shower' oil on primed hardboard, 21 x 19,5cm. SOLD Here's a new addition, delivered to Art Space Gallery on 21st March, 'No Shelter at the Cove Today' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click the images to enlar...

December is here - quite wet so far, but certainly not cold in St Ives right now. I have been spending time uploading images of my latest small paintings and, apart from the first, and those marked sold, the remaining titles are all part of the current exhibition at Art Space Gallery, St Ives Winter opening, 10.30 - 4.00 pm, seven days a week. 'Seaside, Winter Tranquillity' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Big Seas at Godrevy' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Blue Sky in November' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Cold Light on the North Coast' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD November Porthmeor, Offshore Gale' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Rain at Sunset' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Beach, Caught in the Squall' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Fine November Afternoon Beside the Sea' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm....