sea blue sky abstracts

Here are the artworks that I was unable to load in the previous post?  First is 'Blue Canyon' another reworked canvas - an uninspired red abstract is hidden beneath the layers.  This painting evolved into its present form when I recognised the appearance of a skyline and mountains, much brighter and cheering than the original, take it from me!  Oil and acrylic on deep edge canvas, 30 cm square. This next painting covers a much duller abstract, one that just did not cohere.  'Red Evening Shore' is a definite improvement.  Deep edge canvas 30 cm square, acrylic & oil. Here's a closer view of the same painting.  Click all images to enlarge. Night, night - it's still raining out there. x

What a night is not a boast by the way , just a comment on the heavy rain falling outside!  Grim, but at least, but it's cosy inside this evening.  The day started so well too, bright and clear for some time, which was nice for painting and photographing artwork and drying the washing on the line.  Anyway, here are some more pics. A reworked triptych, now entitled 'November Lie of the Land' , each deep edge canvas measures 30 cm square.  This version works so much better than the first attempt!  Acrylic & oil.  The image at bottom should actually be in the centre, because the triptych is landscape format.  Blogger is not allowing me to add any more images to this post for some reason, so I'll have to create another.  Back in a minute!

Yes, it's very windy and wet outside today, though quite bright too - and mild.   Inside there's colour and light, the colours of summer and the sea.  Look on my beautiful heart, a gift from the so very talented Carolyn , and walk on the beach below an 'Alfred Wallis' cottage, among the shells and swirls of water and glitter, the sparkle of sun on sand and surf - and then visit Carolyn at Love Stitching Red  she will be delighted to see you. The painting below (haven't decided on a title yet) features Browthin a rock just off Clodgy Point to the West of St Ives and looking at it takes me back to that May evening, when a sea mist rolled in and out making everything grey for a while before receding to reveal soft, lovely, sunset hues.  I used acrylic and oil on primed board, rendered with brush and knife. No title for this one either, which features my favourite subject, Porthmeor Beach, which never ceases to fascinate - it's impossible to capture the mag...

What a lovely surprise!  Thank you to  The Cornishman which featured Sea-Blue-Sky-Abstracts in last Thursday's edition (7 October 2010) Blog Review.  The newspaper has being reviewing Cornish blogs for quite some time now and the features always make interesting reading. Click the pictures to enlarge - and have a great weekend everyone. x

Nearly a month has passed since the last post on this blog - I had to look twice!  What's more, visiting everyone else's blog has fallen by the wayside too, something that will have to be rectified over the next week or so, as my inbox has never been so empty - I'm losing touch!! Life has been busy in more ways than one - ref the two artworks below.  They're both rendered in acrylic, acrylic texture medium and oil on primed wood - the last remnant of an old, second-hand wardrobe which saw service as a toy cupboard when the girls were young.  Not framed yet, they will be part of the 'December Light' exhibition at the Glass House Gallery , Penzance.  These paintings were started in the winter 2 years ago - the forthcoming exhibition providing the necessary spur to get them finished.    Above is 'High Road to Ludgvan' 70 x 36 cm. SOLD 'Sun & Frost 2010' 49 x 33 cm.   SOLD

 Above is 'Gwithian Impression' SOLD  oil on primed paper, 8 x 16.5 cm and below is 'Winter Light' painted in oil on primed board, 6 x 14.5 cm. SOLD 'Gwithian Impression 2' oil on primed board, 9 x 12.5 cm. SOLD 'Sea & Light' oil on primed board, 5 x 15 cm. SOLD 'Gwithian Sunset' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD 'Stormy Sea' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.  SOLD 'Gwithian Rock Pool' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.  SOLD 'Setting Sun & Sea' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.  SOLD Click the images to enlarge.

Actually, it's not a new painting, but an earlier abstract that just didn't 'come off'.  More attention was needed I felt and as a result the subject changed direction slightly and the artwork turned into 'Landscape Evolution 2010' - the date has been included as Landscape Evolution is a title I have used before, albeit for a much smaller painting. Currently exhibited in the St Ives Society of Artists  Members Festival show.  Click to enlarge.

This summer, three British bloggers holidaying in the town have visited Art Space Gallery while I have been on duty. The lovely Diane of  'Heart Shaped' was the first to drop in - to view her blog please click here  .  Linda , 'Vintage Heart' was the next - we only discovered the blogging connection when I admired the handmade brooch she was wearing!  Click here  to visit Linda's blog.   Most recently, I was lucky enough to meet the very talented Valerie of Acornmoon , who was spending a few days in St Ives with her husband and family.  Prepare to be green when you see what I got through the post, below! It was such a pleasure to meet you Diane, Linda and Valerie. x

Had to drive down to Art Space to collect a couple of paintings, camera etc 'before the rush' - luckily, the battery was still charged and I was able to capture these images of a beautiful Bank Holiday Monday morning at around 9 am.    The sun was hot and everything looked wonderful. Even the seagull obliged, staying put until the photo was framed to my liking!  And some early paddlers are silhouetted below. The sun shone all day and this evening continues bright, clear and fresh. x  Click to enlarge.

Painted in oil on primed board, each of these paintings measure approx 12.5 x 12.5 cm square.  The seascape above is entitled 'Winter Afternoon & Breakers'.   SOLD 'Winter Tide'. SOLD 'Wild Cornish Coast'.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Summer Breakers'.  SOLD 'Bird's Eye View. SOLD

Perseids Meteor Shower, next instalment:  The cloudy skies persisted for a good part of Friday but miraculously cleared from around 6 pm, leading to a bright and clear evening and night - and as darkness fell I was lucky enough to find myself in an area with plenty of  open sky and very little light pollution, with good company, seating, warm clothes, a blanket and even a camp fire! Just looking at the constellations and Milky Way in those conditions really was reward enough but there were shooting stars too - some so brief as to be just a suggestion of a flare caught by peripheral vision, others with a distinct tail and one or two providing a dramatic streak across the firmament.  I counted 10 during the course of the evening. The icing on the cake though was the arrival of Jupiter (didn't know which planet at the time, only that it couldn't be Venus) as it appeared above some silhouetted buildings at around 11 pm in the Eastern sky, a big, bright, yellow globe, wh...

Clear skies were forecast for tonight - so where has all this cloud come from?  There are layers of Stratus to be seen, layer over layer of thick, grey, cushiony cloud - something that's quite usual for August and that's why I don't normally look to see the Perseid Meteor Shower.   But having heard that clear skies were expected tonight, I had it all planned for the back garden, come 11 o'clock (it faces North West, apparently that's not a problem despite the shower coming from the East) - the lounger at the ready, the binocs to hand, a blanky and thoughts of hot chocolate and amazing celestial goings on, a heavenly light show...........I'll let you know if, by some miracle, the clouds disappear! This image is not mine, it features on The Vie magazine blog

Here are two new abstract paintings that I have been working on for quite some time and, after some quite radical changes, I'm happy with how they look now.  Both paintings will be on show at St Ives Society of Artists members exhibition, which opens in the Crypt Gallery, Old Mariners Church, St Ives, on Monday, 9 August, 2010.  Click images to enlarge. 'Clouds and Mountain Tops' acrylic/oil on canvas, 36 x 18 inches, 91 x 46 cm.   SOLD  Details from the main image. 'From Land and Sea 2010' acrylic/oil on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, 76 x 61 cm.   SOLD Details from the main image. Copyright Lesley Ninnes.  Please contact me should you want to use these images in any way.

Another post and can you believe it? I've done it again - placed the paintings in glazed frames before photographing them!! Only the first two though - the remaining images have been scanned before framing. This one is entitled 'Low Tide at Dusk' and measures 12.5 x 12 cm and is rendered in oil on primed board.   SOLD 'Winter Seascape' 12.5 x 12 cm, oil on primed board. SOLD 'Godrevy Lighthouse, summer evening' 16.5 x 21.5 cm, oil on primed board.   SOLD 'Advancing Tide' 12.5 x 12.5 cm, oil on primed board.   SOLD 'Winter low tide' 8.5 x 15.5 cm, oil on primed paper. SOLD 'Approaching Squall' 12.5 x 12.5 cm, oil on board. SOLD Copyright 'Picture from St Ives' Lesley Ninnes.