sea blue sky abstracts

Well on into January and here's my first paintings post of 2015, doesn't time fly! This part of Cornwall was gloriously sunny today and looking beautiful, with barely a cloud in the sky.  I had to pop over to Penzance this afternoon; the hills and moors were sharply etched against the solid blue of the sky, Mounts Bay was gleaming and St Michael's Mount looking particularly imposing.  The whole journey was a continuous visual treat.  Find the square paintings at Art Space Gallery when open again after refurbishment (no later than 29 January 2015).  The rectangular artworks are awaiting mounting and or framing....... 'Beach Elements' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'It's Got to be Porthmeor' oil on board, 13.5 x 10 cm 'Rockpool and Distance' mixed media on paper, 28 x 19 cm 'Porthmeor, Weather Wonder'  oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Surf Impression' ...

Christmas is almost here. A time to celebrate, a season of warmth, light, reunions, families and togetherness; of absent friends, the bitter/sweet memories of those loved but no longer with us; of 'goodwill to all men'. I like to think of the words in this Jack Russell quote: "Good things to do in life....Forgive, Love others, Praise, Be thankful, Give, Take opportunities, Show your feelings, Smile, Hug, Move more eat less, Pray, Write letters, Have you time, Travel, Touch nature, Help others in need."  Jack Russell JOY~ LOVE ~ PEACE KINDNESS ~ PATIENCE ~ GOODNESS GENTLENESS ~ SELF-CONTROL ~ FAITHFULNESS  Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

The latest offering - enjoy!  Paintings below are not yet framed and colour/contrast is approximate.  I struggled with 'Winter Seaside' for some reason, which is softer and warmer 'in the flesh'..... The square 13.5 x 13.5 cm paintings are now framed and residing at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Surf to the Horizon' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Quiet Beach Solace' oil on paper, 17 x 15 cm.   SOLD 'Sea, Space, Movement' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Dark Beach Scene oil on board 13.5 x 10 cm.   SOLD 'Winter Seaside' oil on board, 13.5 x 10 cm.  SOLD 'Roaring Sea, Low Tide' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Winter Scene' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf Mist' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall

'The Green Coaster' oil on canvas white wood frame, 58 x 58 cm.   SOLD This fairly large painting is currently displayed at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'White Cloud and Reflection' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD The following three paintings will soon be available at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Rock Channel' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Late Sun and Surf Gleam' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Swells and Onshore Wind' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD Currently on show at Art Space 'Luminous Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD and 'Late Colour Beside the Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Weather Excitement at the Beach' oil on paper, 14 x 14 cm.   SOLD Waiting to be framed..... 'Surf, Surge and Cloud' oil on board, 17.5 x 10 cm.   SOLD 'Beach - Winter Glow' oil ...

The intention was to write this post whilst everything was fresh in my mind and here it is, almost 2 weeks after the annual ING Discerning Eye Exhibition 2014 opened at the Mall Galleries in London.... Exiting Charing Cross station, on the morning of Thursday 13 November, I was thrilled to be amidst the imposing surroundings of Trafalgar Square and Whitehall, walking towards The Mall and awesome Admiralty Arch - see the pics below and also photo credits and links.  Didn't take a camera and don't yet have a smart phone - I know, life in the slow lane, huh. Admiralty Arch Photo:   www.artofthestate.co.uk I reached the Mall Galleries  before my friend (fellow artist Claire Coskie ) arrived, so decided to have a little wander The Mall Galleries Photo:   http://www.daguerreotypes.co.uk/exhibitions.htm and was rewarded with a vista of yet more beautiful architecture and dramatic skyscape at Horse Guards Parade, time to stroll in the sun and also ...

Happy times, one of my paintings has been selected for Discerning Eye 2014 by Emma Stibbon RA .... The ING Discerning Eye Exhibition will be open to the public from Thursday 13 until Sunday 23 November at  The Mall Galleries, London  SW1.  Admission is free and all the works will be for sale.

Not so many to show in this post, as a good part of October was spent working holiday cover and then there was HOUSEWORK - impossible to ignore any longer!!! I managed to cut and prime boards on Sunday and today was spent painting : ) 'All Happening at Porthmeor'  mixed media on Arches Aquarelle paper, framed. 'Low Tide Surf' oil on primed board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. Currently exhibited at St Ives Society of Artists Members Autumn Show.   SOLD 'Evening Pearly Glow' SOLD 'Evening Sea Shadow' SOLD 'Waves and Low Tide'  SOLD 'Rocky Shelter On Shore' SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

At last, I'm getting some paintings online before taking to  Art Space Gallery, St Ives and several are not yet framed. Not complaining though, being busy has been great fun and a big boost to creativity.... Two slightly larger paintings are at the framers in readiness for submission to St Ives Society of Artists  Members Autumn Show..... Some time has also been spent priming fragments of lovely Arches watercolour paper - found under the bed (wish I was joking) - along with some approx A4 sheets of w/c paper, part painted around 6 years or so ago, I think?  The assorted A4 sheets will definitely be re-worked, possibly with watercolour/gouache/acrylic - the paper is just too good to waste! 'Tidal Push' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD 'Bright, Lively, Sea and Sky'  oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD 'Beach Colour Intense' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm, framed.   SOLD Paintings belo...