sea blue sky abstracts

Sun and showers for the last few days, so pretty good so far  for the month of November.  Great cloud formations too. Six original seascapes in oil on board to show today. The first is my favourite and, believe it or not, there's quite a lot of 'flesh tint' mixed in with the colours used! 'Dark Sky, Pale Sea' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Brisk Day, Northerly' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'End of Another Winter Day' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Calm Sea, Soft Sky' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Bright Sea View' 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Bracing Air & Breakers' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

'Corner of St Ives Bay' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. This first small painting is displayed at the Members Autumn Exhibition at  St Ives Society of Artists  Norway Gallery.   SOLD 'Quiet Corner at the Beach', 'Coastal Action' and 'Facing the Waves' (below) will be delivered to Art Space Gallery tomorrow. 'Quiet Corner at the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Coastal Action' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Facing the Waves' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD These last two paintings are waiting to be taking to the framers to be float mounted. 'Windy Beach' oil on board, 12.5 x 11.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beach Stroll' oil on primed board, 11.5 x 12.5 cm. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

This painting is currently exhibited at St Ives Society of Artists Festival Exhibition (until 14 October).  I was tempted to hold onto it because I like it so much - don't know why, maybe because of the darkness and contrast or because it captures what it feels like to stand on Porthmeor Beach when everything is moving:  the sea is rushing in and the clouds flying low? 'Winter Force' oil on primed board, black glazed frame, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Rain and wind, but it's technically Summer here - soon to return, I hope - especially for those who go camping?  There have been some lovely sunny breaks this week and a better day is forecast tomorrow, so keep fingers crossed for warm and dry conditions.  Have a good weekend all. The paintings below are as yet unframed, but when they are will be delivered to Art Space Gallery. 'Fine Weather at Winter Beach' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Towards Shore' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. 'Evening Shadow' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sea Space' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.  SOLD 'Dark Coast, Cloud Break' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

 Small seascapes painted this month.  They're framed and ready to be delivered to Art Space Gallery in a day or so.    'Fresh Breeze, Rock & Sand' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Coast Appeal' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sunny Spells' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sea & Weather Front' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beach & Cloud Bank' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Active Weather Seascape' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

These three little mounted paintings can now be found at the Mariner's Gallery, home of St Ives Society of Artists  'Godrevy, from St Ives' oil on board.   SOLD 'Rocks and Rollers' oil on board.   SOLD 'Coast Vista' oil on board.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Some more small paintings.  The first three are as yet unframed, the next two are on sale at Art Space Gallery and the final pair sold at Art Space yesterday! 'The Quay' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Dark Island' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Straight Waves' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Water and Light' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Red Sky, Rough Sea' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Sky Reflection' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD 'Surf and Bright Sky' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Off to the framers today with 'Bright Day, Wild Sea' SOLD  below, which is painted on primed board in oil, worked with roller, knife and brush.  The strong sky colour has come from the excess paint mixed to 'rejuvenate' a tired abstract!  Painting measures 46 x 30.5 cm.   'Brisk Breeze at the Beach'  is smaller, 19 x 15 cm (though looks the same size here).  It's another reworked piece - surprise, surprise, I'm a big fan of reuse - features heavy impasto and is rendered on primed and under-painted MDF.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Only two paintings to show today - one of which has already sold at Art Space .  I don't have any in reserve and there are none 'in progress'.  The earliest opportunity to make a start on new boards will not be until Wednesday!!!  Might be an idea to start several - six seems a good number.........  Now, are there enough primed boards? 'Sun on the Waves' 12.5 x 12.5 cm, oil on board.   SOLD 'Waves Right There' 12.5 x 12.5 cm, oil on board.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes

Beautiful, sunny day on Tuesday and now heavy, heavy rain - oh, and the wind's getting up!!  Looks like January outside.  Well, I'll be kept busy this evening framing these latest small original seascapes, which will be delivered to Art Space Gallery in the next day or so.  Enjoy! 'Just a Ripple at the Cove' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD 'Relentless Sea' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea Movement' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes,

Looks like more rain for all from tomorrow, though we have been fortunate to escape the worst in this part of Cornwall over the past few days, with some decent periods of sun - Monday being a particularly fine day.  In the meantime, while the wait for some settled Summer weather continues, here are some more paintings to view...... 'North Coast Cornwall' SOLD  below, measures 27.6 x 19.7 x 1.6 inches in a solid white wood frame.  Paint has been applied with knife and brush, with heavy impasto in some parts.  Currently exhibited at St Ives Society of Artists Norway Gallery. 'Porthmeor, Seaweed & Surf' oil on canvas.   SOLD 'Wild Coast' SOLD is rendered in oil on board and is now framed ready for the forthcoming show 'Wish You Were Here' which opens at St Ives Society of Artists Norway Gallery on 5 July, 2012. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.  Keep dry! x

Just two for now, original paintings in oil on board. 'Beach & Ground Sea' measures 17 x 17.5 CM is currently exhibited at The Crypt Gallery at St Ives Society of Artists venue. Light coloured wood moulding, glazed frame.   SOLD 'Porthmeor Sun & Rain' measures 25 x 19.5 cm.   SOLD and is encased in a glazed frame with black moulding. Hopefully, it will be part of the exhibition of members work in the Crypt Gallery at St Ives Society of Artists in a show that opens today. (If not, the painting will show up shortly at Art Space ). Click here to see the painting I have submitted to St Ives Society of Artists annual Spring Open exhibition. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

When uploading images of two recently completed abstracts (below)  I also came across these pictures of the night sky showing the alignment of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter.  They're not the greatest pics and don't come close to the nightly spectacle we were lucky enough to witness during those many clear nights towards the end of last month, but here goes anyway......... This first shot shows all three setting low down in the Western sky - the lights of a solitary house visible at the bottom of the photo. In this cropped view the light of the Moon is so bright that it glows through the area in shadow. Click here to see some terrific shots on The Mail Online. 'Spring Deconstructed 2012' mixed media on deep-edge canvas, 61 x 51 cm. There were elements of this painting that I was really pleased with but as a whole somehow didn't work!  Only when the original arrangement was 'deconstructed' using thick swathes of impasto did the c