sea blue sky abstracts

The three paintings in oil on board (below) have been submitted for display at St Ives Society of Artists 'Wish You Were Here' exhibition, which opens on Saturday 25 May.   'Man's Head and Sky Reflection'.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Dark Sea'.   SOLD 'Blue Sky on the Island Side'.   SOLD 'A Little Brightness & Surf'  can be seen at Art Space Gallery , St Ives.   SOLD All paintings are mounted, with solid white wood, glazed frames. Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes.

Well, some of us managed to find the sun last month, several hundred of us in fact!  All aboard Thomson's Island Escape 'Spirit of the Med' cruise, which departed Palma, on 16 April, 2013. A short flight from Exeter, watching the clouds disappear, flying over snow capped Pyrennees, looking down on Barcelona next, quickly left behind, and shortly being rewarded with a clear view of the North coast of Mallorca, bathed in sunlight, craggy cliffs reflected in sea so calm and still and blue. Walking alongside the old city wall.   Palma Cathedral can be seen in the distance. A closer view of one of the entrances to the Cathedral. Pictured again, this time from the ship, when we sailed at 11 pm.  Quite a strange feeling at first, like standing on a moving sky scraper. A day and night spent at sea.  Welcome rest, spent sunbathing and sea so calm - nothing to be seen but a pod of dolphins playing in the ship's wake in the beautiful late afternoon. U...

Quite a gap between posts, thanks to finding 'a little bit of summer' in the Mediterranean for a week in April and functioning in slow mode ever since! The first 6 paintings shown are framed and have already been delivered to Art Space Gallery St Ives. 'Brisk, Breezy and Bright' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Marine Vista' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Movement of Clouds and Sea' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   RESERVED 'At One With the World'  oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Before the Sun', oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD The following paintings are waiting to be framed, so not yet available for sale. 'Sea Water' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   RESERVED 'Porthmeor, Dark and Serene' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. 'Porthmeor Pattern' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Cove and Grey Sky' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   ...

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.