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Excited to say I had 4 works selected as part of this 'Auction of Contemporary Investment Art (curated by @chinwerussellart)' with @chalkwellauctions - due to take place on Tuesday 9 March, 2021 at 6:30pm. Auction catalogue is live on the websites of @chalkwellauctions and @the_saleroom - my profile is at lot 77 with my works at lots 78-81.Lovely to be part of a celebratory exhibition by @scarthinbooks of Cromford. Looking forward to being able to drop by this unique independent bookshop on the edge of the Peaks in the hopefully not too distant future. I've really missed visits to Scarthin Books over these last 12 months and couldn't resist offering up a painting for their Lockdown Art Competition. Even more delighted to have it selected for an 'honourable mention' alongside so many splendid submitted works.Just finished framing this Cambridge triptych which is off to its new owner shortly - 'Lutyens Bridge from Laundress Green, Cambridge'. It was completed in an afternoon session as part of a Paint Out Cambridge event along the river Cam. I became interested in a sliver of water trapped between the #Lutyens Bridge and the parapet wall of the weir bridge, seen from Laundress Green. This is also one of the punt stations on the river and a popular grassy area to sit as well as a watering hole with the @anchorcambridge pub nearby – its white walls cut into the dark tones of the view from the right. People were quite interested to see what I was doing and in particular I was visited repeatedly by a friendly fellow who closely resembled a character from a Terry Pratchett novel.Looking back and looking forward again - this is from a field trip in the ‘before times’. I am so missing the freedom of a spontaneous day trip to beautiful locations such as the Peak District. It can be physically testing to convey too much around this rugged 'Duke of Edinburgh Award' terrain, and so watercolour sketching is often my medium of choice. The two sketches are of the Stepping Stones at Dovedale and a view above Milldale. Each one measures approx 27x46cm and is available at £280 unframed + p&p.This was the oil painting of Charlestown Harbour that emerged from the first sketch in my last post.
Category Archives: Polperro
Saffron Walden Gallery
Very happy to have work in the Spring Group Show of the Saffron Walden Gallery – from today to 31 May. Here is one of the paintings – a view of ‘Polperro Harbour from Roman Bridge’. The colour in it is cool, … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Polperro, Saffron Walden Gallery, Seascapes
Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Polperro
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Affordable Art Fair 2
Here are two more paintings completed for the Affordable Art Fair’s Wren Gallery stand. In these Cornish works, the high sun illuminates the atmosphere in both, but the shadows are orchestrated differently according to the lay of their respective coastlines. St Ives … Continue reading
Posted in Galleries & Events, Polperro, Seascapes, St Ives, Wren Gallery, Burford
Tagged Affordable Art Fair, art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Polperro, St Ives
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Affordable Art Fair
During January and early February I was preparing paintings to send to the Wren Gallery for their stand at the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park London (on 13-16 March). My compositions focussed on the harbours of Staithes in the … Continue reading
O3 Gallery – Polperro Harbour
The reflective nature of water and the patterns of a variety of boat forms give visual excitement whatever the weather. This last O3 Gallery painting is of Polperro Harbour when the light had a silvery glint to it, a point in … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Polperro, Seascapes
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O3 Gallery – Harbour Wall and Chapel Hill, Polperro
Although Polperro does not have grand architecture, the array of lovely vernacular cottages lining its topography are very appealing. In this composition there is also a distinctive little grouping of trees breaking the horizon line. I liked the way in … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Polperro, Seascapes
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O3 Gallery – The Harbour at Polperro below Chapel Hill
In this painting of Polperro, my focus is particularly on the arrangement of hillside cottages, backlit with a lemony glow of low sun. The harbour is shaded with soft blue and pink, the white of the boats reflecting the ambient … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Polperro, Seascapes
Tagged coast, Cornwall, harbour, Polperro
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O3 Gallery – The Old Harbour Wall at Polperro
After the throng of St Ives in season, Polperro seems like an undiscovered tranquil location. Perhaps it is the more tightly constructed geography surrounding the harbour that protects it and promotes the feeling of shelter from the world. In this painting I … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Polperro, Seascapes
Tagged Cornwall, Polperro
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