sea blue sky abstracts

'Plunge'   SOLD Homage to Robert Culwick - 'Wetlands'   SOLD Homage to Robert Culwick - 'Sea Wall' SOLD The rejuvenated paintings above and below as they were before...... Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

These two paintings have been framed and are offered for sale at Art Space Gallery , St Ives. 'Racing Tide' oil on primed board, 12 x 12.5 cm approx.   SOLD 'Tide Rushes In' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm approx.   SOLD Click to enlarge.

Still posting about Mallorca - but hey it's November and generally grey in this part of the world at the moment, which makes recalling blue skies and warmth so pleasant! In this post I have only covered the train journey to  Sóller  and the exhibitions of Miró and Picasso.  For m ore info about the train click here  or here   to watch a YouTube video.   Heading for the mountains, passing through olive groves on the way. Views from the station stop at Bunyola. The train stopped for a while giving us an opportunity to look down on our destination and to admire the mountains that surround Sóller. I didn't take any photos of our approach and arrival at Sóller Station but you will find some here   and Val Javin's interesting recollection here  is well worth a read. Thoroughly enjoyed the exhibitions - see the work of Joan Miró  below.  and Picasso's ceramics 

This painting wasn't quite finished in time for the previous post and is again inspired by the Mallorcan coastline. 'Jagged Rocks & Blue Sky' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm approx.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  

The first week of the holiday was active, exploring the island from our base at Santa Ponsa, about 20 km (approx 12 miles) West of Palma, whereas a good part of the second week was spent relaxing on the beach at Magaluf - see below. On the second Sunday we started walking East from Santa Ponsa.  The weather was baking but there was a pleasant breeze to keep us cool and a plan to find somewhere to swim.  The cliffs were high but we hoped to get to a lovely stretch of coast close to the spectacular Islas Malgrats.  This was not to be as a large outward sloping wall blocked the only access, so we carried on, walking the C1 cycling route.  Fringed on either side by pink and white oleander bushes and wide enough to accommodate pedestrians and cyclists with ease, the route took us through arable farmland and mountain views, inland to Son Ferrer, 6 km from where we started!!  What to do?  The intention had not been to walk so far, but the breeze and the fact that buses were r

The first two paintings, completed this week, were actually started before the flight to lovely Mallorca. 'Waves Piling Up' is rendered in oil on board and measures 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Moor to Shore' oil on board, 12.5 x 13 cm.   SOLD The following four paintings were inspired by coastal Mallorca.  We were so lucky with the weather - hot days and clear conditions being the norm, with crystal, warm sea to swim in! 'Barely a Cloud' oil on board, 12.5 x 13 cm.   SOLD 'Pink Sky and Headland' recalls craggy cliffs and wonderful sunsets, oil on board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Island and Distant Hills' oil on board, 12.5 x 13 cm. SOLD 'Island and Clear Blue Sea' oil on board, 12.5 x 12.8 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Two weeks spent on the lovely island of Mallorca, from 1-15 October - heaven!!  The photo below is of Port Soller on the West coast of the Island.  Click to enlarge. Have a good week everyone. x

'Fining Away 2011' currently exhibited at Penwith Society of Arts, Back Road West, St Ives, Cornwall.  Oil on board, white wood glazed frame.   SOLD Both paintings below are currently displayed in the Members Autumn Show at St Ives Society of Artists , Old Mariners Church, Norway Square.  'Light, Late in the Day' oil on board, double moulded polished wood frame.   SOLD 'Rising Tide' oil on board, double moulded polished wood frame. SOLD

Thanks to Andrea for highlighting my work on her blog Gluckspilzchen's Universe   here  and here .  Andrea dreams of revisiting St Ives after 20 years - fingers crossed she will manage to come across from Germany in 2012. Click here  to read her interview with Carolyn at Love Stitching Red.

St Ives has seen some sun this week, but there have been forceful tides on Atlantic facing Porthmeor Beach.  'Better Weather to Come' oil on primed board, 11 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Breezy White Caps' oil on primed board, 11.5 x 12 cm. SOLD  'Rough & Windy' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 11.5 cm.   SOLD 'Muted Seascape' oil on primed board, 8.5 x 15 cm.   SOLD 'Sea & Solitude' oil on primed board, 11.5 x 12.5 cm. SOLD Click images to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.