sea blue sky abstracts

It's still raining, although the sun has shone at times during half term week and the lengthening days confirm that Spring is on its way! Here are some new oil paintings on board. 'Sun and Rough Sea' 13.5 x 13.5 cm framed, currently displayed at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery.   SOLD 'Blustery Beach Weather' 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD framed and on display at Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Rocky Cove' 13.5 x 13.5 cm   SOLD at Art Space Gallery 'Sun with Heavy Showers' 13.5 x 13.5 cm   SOLD at Art Space Gallery The following Beachscape scenes are mounted and can be found in the browser at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery. 'Beachscape 1' 5 x 17.5 cm.   SOLD 'Beachscape 2' 5 x 13 cm.   SOLD 'Beachscape 3' 5 x 14 cm.   SOLD Click pics to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwa...

The rain goes on, fortunately punctuated with sunlight to give us some joy - in the form of rainbows.  Inspirational and not easy to portray, I have made a start, undeterred by the job in hand.  Practice makes perfect, right? All unframed as yet. 'Choppy Sea and Rainbow' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf and Rainbow' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Now framed and residing at Art Space Gallery, St Ives. 'Rainbow on the Horizon' oil on board, 14 x 10 cm, mounted currently in the browser at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery. 'Storm, Glimpse of a Rainbow' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. Now on the wall at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery.   SOLD And two larger works (without rainbows). 'Men Scryfa after Stubble Burning' oil on hardboard, 19.5 x 20.5 cm. This is part of an old painting cut down for repainting.  The new composition wor...

First paintings completed in 2016 and last paintings of 2015, here they are! Some are in place at Art Space Gallery, St Ives which required a paint job of its own and has now reopened, looking very 'spic and span'. Framed 2016    'Light from the West' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Gleaming Surf, Passing Clouds' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Godrevy from Porthminster' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Shade and Surf Mist' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Blue Sky, Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Sea World' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Distance and Blue Sky' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Fast, Incoming Sea' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Clean Surf and Rain' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Currently at the fr...

I'm so looking forward to resuming painting and spent a pleasant few hours photographing, labelling and wrapping the artwork pictured below, today. Two mounted oil paintings on board delivered to St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery and assorted prints delivered to Art Space Gallery, St Ives 'Long Surf Beach' oil on primed board, mounted.   SOLD 'Breaker Spray'  oil on primed board, mounted.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

My homemade Christmas cards this year should have featured a handsome little bird who regularly appears on the wonderful Facebook page of the 'Friends of Portheras Cove'  (read more below) Lovely watercolours mixed "People from the villages of Pendeen and Morvah have cherished this part of the wild Cornish coast for many generations. The  Friends of Portheras Cove are regular users of the beach and sea in the cove, who wish to keep it safe and clean for locals,visitors, and wildlife. Those who know Portheras cove not only appreciate its almost unspoilt beauty, but also respect its dangers. There are strong rip tides, and at times a fierce under-tow here, not to mention sharp metal fragments of the shipwrecked ship The Alacrity, which ran aground here in 1963. Please take care if visiting, check tide times, and be aware of heavy swells and strong currents. The cove is inaccessible to vehicles, and can only be reached by those folk who are willing to amble...

Currently framed and on display (apart from those marked sold) at Art Space Gallery, St Ives We've got a bit of a sale on this weekend! Why not pop in? 'Porthmeor, Low Light' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Sun and Cloud' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Rock View' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Porthmeor, Light Breakthrough' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Fine Weather Haze' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Slow Shower Over the Beach' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Almost a Rock Pool' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Heavy Shower and Wave' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Fresh, Surf, No Wind' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.  SOLD 'Porthmeor Corner' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD Click to enlarge.  Copyright Lesley Ninnes St Ives, Cornwall.

ING Discerning Eye exhibition, Mall Galleries, 12 - 22 November, 2015 organised by Parker Harris , sponsored by ING Commercial Banking 2015 Selectors:    Artists:    Emma Bridgewater ,  Nicole Farhi,   Collectors:    Larry Lamb,   Stephen Snoddy   Critics:    Stephen Doherty,   Steve Pill The Mall Galleries provide an excellent venue for a show like Discerning Eye, which encompasses six displays presented by its selectors and the dynamic Discerning Eye Drawing Bursary shortlisted works.   I visited the exhibition on the first morning of opening and discovered that two of my paintings had been chosen by Nicole Farhi and one by Larry Lamb!   The standard and range of work on show is awesome and I spent a happy couple of hours just looking and admiring the artistic diversity, fantasizing over what I would buy if money and space were no object.   Given that wall hung artworks must not ...