sea blue sky abstracts

Nearly ready for collection from the framers, are five new small paintings in oil, which will make their debut at Art Space Gallery, St Ives, in the next few days, each floated in a deep-core conservation board mount. (Now at Art Space Gallery)  'Shallow Waves Reclaim the Shore' oil on primed board, 7.5 x 21.5 cm.   'Rough Weather and Rocks' oil on primed board, 14 x 5.5 cm. SOLD 'Headland, Horizon and Shore' oil on primed board, 14 x 5 cm. SOLD Dark Sand, Aquamarine Sea' oil on primed board, 14 x 5 cm. SOLD 'Blustery and Bright at the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 5 cm. SOLD The pair of paintings below are currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists Members Autumn Show, which runs until Friday, 11 October, 2024. Works by over 70 artists on all subjects and styles. 'Flood Tide Inundation' oil on primed board, 17 x 13 cm. 'Summer Sea, Warm Sand' oil on primed board, 17 x 13.5 cm. Click images to enlarge. Copyright Lesley Nin

Scorchio in St Ives, today. Not going to last for much longer - change is on the way - but we're all making the most of the fine weather right now. Here are some small paintings x  'Brisk Sea, Godrevy Lighthouse' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. Currently displayed at St Ives Society's Mariners Gallery  SOLD The following artworks can be found at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Pounding the Bay Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Take a Deep Breath' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'In Awe of the Breakers' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Day Starts to Leave the Shore' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm. SOLD 'Sky, Beach, Symmetry' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. 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.

Not having posted since February it feels good to share these most recent small, square seascapes.  Most can be found at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   on The Wharf, and two are currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery, Norway Square. 'Beach, Warm Light' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm.   'So Much Breaking Water' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Misty Headland, Surging Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists  Mariners Gallery 'Breezy, Breaking Seas' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Spring Beach in Lockdown' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Just Wild' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sunny Cove' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists  Mariners' Gallery 'Sea, Benevolent Light' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copy

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

 Some spring-like sunshine was very welcome today, in St Ives and so warm out of the wind, down on the Wharf. As these paintings are already on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives   I thought it best to get a move on with this post! 'Shadows and Rocks  oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea, Putting on a Show' oil on board, 13.5 x 13/5 cm.  SOLD 'Tidal Take Over' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'A Promise of Good Weather' Oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Godrevy Emerges from the Mist' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD This last painting is not yet exhibited at Art Space but will be very soon. 'Beach, Best Part of the Day' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

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