sea blue sky abstracts

A mixture of sizes are included in this post - the framed paintings will be delivered to Art Space Gallery soon and the mounted works to St Ives Society of Artists Norway Gallery. 'Incoming Breakers' oil on board, 9 x 4.5 cm, mounted.   SOLD   'Looking to the Horizon' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.  SOLD 'Sea and Sky Space' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD 'Surf and Wet Sand' oil on board, 12.5 x 6.5 cm, mounted.  SOLD 'Bright Clouds, Dark Sand' oil on board, 9 x 16.5 cm, mounted.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes

'Porthmeor Reflection' (bottom left) has been framed and delivered to  St Ives Society of Artists  where raffle tickets are available now (priced £1 each) for the draw, which takes place in October.  Click the link to view additional original artworks donated to the fundraiser. The other framed paintings pictured below are 'Porthmeor, Winter Action' SOLD top left, 'Heavy Seas, Porthmeor' SOLD top right and 'Dark Day' SOLD bottom right. A selection of mounted original paintings on board can be seen below - soon to be delivered to the Society. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes

Well, as you can see a decision has been made! Sand Runnels Grey & Blue will be framed together Probably without a mount, set against a painted backboard, with a solid white wood moulding? Same with 'Dusk' and 'Dusk Green' So pleased with 'Low Tide, Porthmeor 2013'.  Love this new 'distressed' frame bought locally.  The faded green complements the painting despite differences in palette..... Porthmeor - try facing out to sea, look left and then slowly to the right and there's a good chance you will see bright sunlit rocks and sea, blue sky, dark grey, stormy clouds and rain squalls approaching.  All in one glance!   SOLD   A foam lightened sea green, the way painted windows and doors look when eroded by salt, sand and wind. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

The third month of 2013 - time is flying by! Here are the last of the February paintings.  The artworks at the start and end of this post are to be framed and the ones in between will be float mounted.  Forgot to measure them before taking to the framers! 'Porthmeor, Winter Action' oil on board.  Now exhibited at Art Space Gallery .   SOLD 'Dusk' oil on board 'Dusk Green' oil on board 'Sand Runnels, Blue' oil on board 'Sand Runnels, Grey' oil on board 'Cold Day, Blue Sky' oil on board.   SOLD 'Beach Discovery' oil on board.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Here are some paintings to mark the arrival of February - don't ask me what happened to last month?  As yet unframed. 'Passing Shower at the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Winter Splendour' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   RESERVED 'Rocks and Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'In the Lee' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Wet Sand Furrows' oil on board, 12.5 x 11.5 cm.   SOLD 'Low Tide, Porthmeor' oil on primed board, 17.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf on a Nice Day' oil on board, 12.5 x 10.5 cm.   SOLD 'Just the Sea and Sky' oil on board, 11 x 10.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Completed last week 'Porthmeor Reflection' below, is not for sale - that's because it's going to be a raffle prize at St Ives Society of Artists during the Summer of 2013.  As yet unframed, the painting which is in oil on primed MDF, measures 25 x 41 cm. This next artwork is smaller (though doesn't appear so here).  'Heavy Seas, Porthmeor' is painted in oil on primed board and measures 18.5 x 30.5 cm. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Hoping to rehang artwork on Wednesday 23 January and to reopen Art Space Gallery for business by Thursday 24 January, 2013. Some of  'The Workers' below, enjoying a well earned break, he he.

Meanwhile, in a lively venue overlooking the harbour in St Ives.........we met a Gorilla with rhythm - he could sing too!!! Too busy dancing to take photos - but thanks again to those film-makers who took the time to record the St Ives New Year's Eve experience for posterity!

New Year's Eve in St Ives, 2012 - thanks to 'Cornishpastyman'.  Enjoy!

A new year and some new paintings, started in 2012 and completed in 2013.  They're not framed yet and won't appear in Art Space Gallery until after annual refurbishment which commences on Monday 14 January.  The gallery will be closed for approximately one week.  'Surf & Blue Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Branches and Rain Drops' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Winter Sea Haze' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'The Rain Cloud' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sombre Coast' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Ripple and Grey Sky Reflection' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Brightness of a Cold Day' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Wave Curl' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 12.5 cm.   SOLD 'Warm Sea and Land' oil on primed board, 12.5 x 4.5 cm.   SOLD 'Quiet Sea and Rain Cloud' oil on primed board, 15 x 6.5 cm.  

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ONE & ALL 'Three Ships and Lighthouse' Alfred Wallis  circa 1934-38 Wintry St Ives depicted by Alfred Wallis, the man of colour, showing Godrevy Lighthouse (top right) and Seine fishing nets brimming with pilchards. © the copyright holder photo credit: Alistair Peebles

Four paintings below - oil on board each measuring 13.5 x 13.5 cm, waiting to be framed. 'Glimmer of Light'.   SOLD 'Sky Gleam'.   SOLD 'Winter Afternoon Promise'.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Rough and Smooth'.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

'November Colours 2012' A diptych, painted in acrylic and oil (81 x 50.5 x 2 cm) on narrow canvases, held together with connecting plates, so the artwork can be hung as shown or separated and hung with a larger gap between. That's not a fire on the bottom right by the way - just to preempt any assumptions!  The colours of November provided the starting point and inspiration, the landscape is a secondary development.  November can be dark, dreary and miserable, but there are moments and even some days when the colours are so strong and bright and wonderful This will be submitted to Penwith Society of Arts Winter Exhibition so please keep fingers crossed for me.  If not included in the above, 'November Colours' will be displayed in the Christmas Exhibition at Art Space Gallery . I was pleased to find today (13 Dec) that the painting has been accepted and will be included in the  Penwith Society of Arts Winter Exhibition 2012-13 , which opens on Sa