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Really delighted that my ‘Berlin 1’ piece has been named for 1st prize in the ‘Our Changing World’ summer exhibition at the D31 Art Gallery. One third of a very personal response to spending time in this extraordinary city.I've written about my living sculpture ‘Green Fuse' in this blog piece (you will need to copy and paste the link) - https://susan-isaac.co.uk/2021/08/30/the-green-fuse-part-of-the-living-landscape-project. Part of the Living Landscape artists trail, curated by Angie Atmadjaja and @rebeccajblackwood - at @the_hopbarn from 1 Sept to 28 Nov.I've just sent out a newsletter with a summary of what I'm up to at the moment (there is a link on my website via the bio or copy and paste this: https://mailchi.mp/dc46d7136417/summer-round-up).Another glimpse of my living sculpture, 'Green Fuse', in progress at @the_hopbarn for their Living Landscape trail. This is the third part of what I have come to think of as a narrative triptych, highlighting the latent power of the natural world.The second piece I have in the @wirksworthfestival 'Online Art Prize' is my painting of "Newstead Abbey from across the Lake". This Gothic ruin was part of Lord Byron's home in Nottinghamshire. It retains its beautiful façade facing out over the ornamental lake - the dissolving tracery and hollow spaces letting in the autumnal colours of the woodland beyond.
Tag Archives: Porthleven
New Porthleven Paintings 4
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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Tagged art, Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, Porthleven
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New Porthleven Paintings 3
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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Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, harbour, paintings, Porthleven
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New Porthleven Paintings 2
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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Tagged art, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, paintings, Porthleven
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New Porthleven Paintings 1
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
Posted in Galleries & Events, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornish paintings, Cornwall, harbour, Porthleven
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O3 Gallery – Porthleven Harbour from the Slipway
One of the distinctive elements of Porthleven is its series of harbour walls, acting as a system of baffles against the caprices of the Atlantic Ocean. From the vantage point of the slipway at the head of the harbour they lead, … Continue reading
O3 Gallery – The Ship Inn at Porthleven
The trinity of elements I was keen to include in this composition were the Ship Inn, the old lifeboat house and the fishing boat. In the foreground, the boat seems to be as constant as the harbour wall against which … Continue reading
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Tagged Cornwall, Lifeboat Art Studio, Porthleven, The Ship Inn
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O3 Gallery – Porthleven from Institute Hill
In this second view of Porthleven, looking down Institute Hill, I was initially entranced by the soft blue and mauve shadows on the tall Institute building and the silvery granite stone walls of the lane running directly towards the pier in this ‘contre-jour’ … Continue reading
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Tagged Bickford-Smith Institute, Cornwall, Institute Hill, Porthleven
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O3 Gallery – Bay View Terrace, Porthleven
In preparing for the O3 exhibition, I worked first on the 10 Oxford paintings that I had planned out. When these were complete I started on the Cornwall compositions. Having been completely immersed in the Oxford landscape I was anticipating the change … Continue reading
Posted in Cornwall, Galleries & Events, O3 Gallery, Porthleven, Seascapes
Tagged Bay View Terrace, O3 Gallery Oxford, Porthleven
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