sea blue sky abstracts

Had so much fun painting the first two artworks (shown below) which were prompted by the fear that continual painting in oil on small boards was making my work too tight. Also, the last two very large commissions in oil on canvas completed last year were a struggle and soooo time consuming, which I have attributed to the lack of speedy, loose gestural under painting in acrylic, which were a feature of earlier large compositions. 'Sea Mist Offshore, Porthmeor' acrylic on deep edge canvas, 30 x 80 cm. SOLD Beach, Action and Shadow'  SOLD  acrylic/acrylic gels on chunky deep edge canvas, 50 x 50 cm.  And here are the small....  'Surf Erosion'  SOLD oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   Currently on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Weather Event on the Horizon'  SOLD oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. 'High Waves and Foam' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Seashore - Colou...

Here are six small, square paintings framed and ready for delivery to Art Space Gallery, St Ives tomorrow.  The Gallery will be getting a fresh new look thanks to the monthly rehang, which takes place between closure on Sunday and Monday opening! 'North Coast Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Golden Hour' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Passing Showers and Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Secluded Cove' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Beach Space and Beauty' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD  'Still Day Seashore' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD The following are waiting for frames 'Shoreline, Constantly Changing' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Just a Glimmer of Sunset' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD And these have been taken to the framer's to be mounted ready for eventual d...

So slow to get these out and I forgot to measure the 'tiny' paintings, which are at the framer's waiting to be mounted.  The square paintings that have not sold can be found at Art Space Gallery , St Ives. 'Wave Disturbance' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'A Glimmer of Sun' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD  'Quiet at the Beach' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'On the Way to Clodgy' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Waves, Muted Colours' tiny painting.   SOLD 'Surf and Shallows' tiny painting.   SOLD 'Clouds and Sunshine' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Low Tide and Waves' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beach and Turbulent Sky' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Cornflowers in my Garden' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  'Rough Coast' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beach, the Long View' 14 x 9 cm.   SOLD 'Wet Sand and Headland' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD ...

There have been at least 100 submissions of artwork to an auction in aid of Cornwall Hospice Care which takes place at The Exchange Gallery, Penzance on Saturday 3 May.  Donations have come from artists across Cornwall, all of whom are listed in the accompanying catalogue, which can be downloaded  here The Gallery is open for viewing on Friday 2 May, 10am - 5pm; Saturday 3 May, 10am - 3pm, 7pm - 8pm. David Lay is conducting the auction so there won't be a dull moment on the night, plus there will be delicious edibles, some bubbly and also music from the Four Tunes Saxophone quartet.   Definitely an evening not to to miss!! I have donated two original paintings (below) which hopefully will help raise some money on the night for this deserving cause.    'The High Point' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD 'Tranquil Porthmeor and Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright...

Still working on a Winter theme, but with some sun coming through. Sea has continued to be spectacular, with quite a lot of wind, but the weather is so much drier and brighter and the days longer.  Feels like Spring, as colour and flowers return to the garden.  A lovely blue sky as I write, cloudless! The newly completed paintings below will soon be framed and on display at Art Space Gallery . 'Sun on the Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5cm.   SOLD 'Promise of Fine Weather' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Gale Force Swells' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Winter Sun at the Beach' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'A Winter Day' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Square paintings are framed and on sale at Art Space Gallery  if not marked 'sold'. 'Surf and Some Blue Sky' has yet to be taken to the framers to be float mounted.  The remaining float mounted boards, which I forgot to measure (again) are to be found in the browsers at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery 'Rocks Revealed' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Headland Shelter' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf Force' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf and Some Blue Sky' oil on board, 15 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Turbulence and Foam' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Light on the Sea, Porthmeor' oil on board, 'tiny' float mounted.   SOLD 'Misty Creek, oil on board, 'tiny' float mounted.   SOLD 'Mid Tide Surf' oil on board, float mounted.   SOLD 'Dark Bay' oil on paper, float mounted.   SOLD ...