Tag Archives: Cornwall

Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year’ 2021/22

Posted on 22 February, 2022 by Susan Isaac

Last year I found myself being caught on camera again – in a second sojourn to a Sky Arts ‘Landscape Artist of the Year‘ set, having been upgraded from a Wild Thing on the previous series to a Pod Dweller … Continue reading →

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Charlestown

Posted on 5 July, 2017 by Susan Isaac

This painting of Charlestown in Cornwall was selected for ‘Open 28‘, the East Midlands Open Art Exhibition in Leicester, which is on at the Old Library Gallery, 50-54 Belvoir Street, Leicester, LE1 6QL from 6 July to 26 August, 2017. … Continue reading →

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Saffron Walden Gallery

Posted on 4 March, 2016 by Susan Isaac

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 →

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‘Town Portraits’

Posted on 20 May, 2015 by Susan Isaac

I’m busy feverishly painting and preparing for our open studio event this weekend (23-25 May). It’s a lovely occasion for me as I really enjoy meeting visitors, friends and customers old and new. It’s good to be joined again by … Continue reading →

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New Porthleven Paintings 4

Posted on 4 February, 2015 by Susan Isaac

The final Porthleven painting in this series is a view from Institute Hill. The Indian Yellow sun bounces and rebounds off natural stone and whitewash alike. The shadows of the lane take on the warm hues of the sky. Sunlight … Continue reading →

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New Porthleven Paintings 3

Posted on 25 January, 2015 by Susan Isaac

The slipway at Porthleven harbour is a favourite viewpoint. In this version, I like the way the shadow on the slipway, thrown by the railings, draws the viewer down into the harbour and out past the lazy upturned dinghys basking … Continue reading →

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New Porthleven Paintings 2

Posted on 20 January, 2015 by Susan Isaac

For this second Porthleven painting, what initially drew me to the view was the combination of the iron strut straddling the harbour wall and the dynamic top line of the wall sweeping around the harbour towards the Ship Inn. The wall … Continue reading →

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New Porthleven Paintings 1

Posted on 15 January, 2015 by Susan Isaac

I’ve been working on a series of paintings of Porthleven. In this composition my eye was caught by activity on one of the harbour walls. I like the way these walls traverse and interrupt the inconstant waters of the harbour, the cross … Continue reading →

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Affordable Art Fair 2

Posted on 28 February, 2014 by Susan Isaac

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 →

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Affordable Art Fair

Posted on 25 February, 2014 by Susan Isaac

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 →

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