Category Archives: Cornwall

Two paintings from Cornwall

Rocks on Porthmeor beach, St Ives. 8″x8″. Oil paint on calico laid on panel. Smeaton’s pier, St Ives. 8″x8″. Oil paint on calico laid on panel. Two paintings from a few years back made on a painting trip to Cornwall. … Continue reading

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Pottering at ebb tide

Fresh off the easel today. Oil painting of a small boat in Newlyn Harbour at low tide. 12 x 12inches, oil on canvas mounted on board.

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Zennor, Cornwall

This is a painting started some time ago and completed today. It is from a sketch I made on a visit to the ancient village of Zennor near St Ives a couple of years ago. I tucked myself away from … Continue reading

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Near Gurnard’s Head, Cornwall

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Towards Gurnard’s head, North Penwith, Cornwall

A small 20cm square oil painting completed in one sitting from sketches and photographs taken last October. It is a view from Zennor Head on the north Penwith peninsula in Cornwall. Gurnard’s Head can be seen in the distance.

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Cape Cornwall

Cape Cornwall, 30cm square oil painting. This craggy coastline is exposed to the Atlantic Ocean at the very tip of Cornwall, near Land’s End.

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Rocks, Porthmeor Beach, St Ives

30cm square oil painting of rocks on Porthmeor Beach, St Ives, Cornwall. This painting was worked up from sketches made on the spot last month. My problem is that I tend to tighten up and over articulate detail in paintings … Continue reading

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North Penwith coastal inlet, Cornwall

This painting is another from my trip last month to St Ives. It was painted along the north Penwith coast about a mile west of St Ives. I love the rugged quality of this coastline, the bright luminosity of the sea contrasting … Continue reading

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