Perhaps my favourite view of our gallery. The St Ives Society of Artists gallery.
Perhaps my favourite view of our gallery. The St Ives Society of Artists gallery.
Poet Mondrian(1882-1944) βComposition with Yellow Blue & Redβ oil on canvas c1937. Poet Mondrian was born on this day.
Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA (1857-1947) βThe Seine Boatβ oil on canvas 1904.
Eric Ward βThe St Ives Society of Artists from the School of Paintingβ oil on board 1987. From my collection.
Elizabeth Adela Forbes(1859-1912) βA Newlyn Maidβ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to Penlee House Gallery & Museum.
Asger Jorn(1914-83) βDomestic Animalsβ oil on canvas 1955. Asger Jorn was born on this day.
Oscar Kokoschka(1886-1937) βSelf Portraitβ oil on canvas 1937. Oscar Kokoschka was born on this day.
The Guggenheim, Bilbao.
Frank Gehry(1929-2025) was born on this day.
Pierre Auguste Renoir(1841-1919) βSelf Portraitβ oil on canvas 1879. Renoir was born on this day.
Pierre Auguste Renoir(1841-1919) βThe Bathersβ oil on canvas c1918. Seen on a visit to the MusΓ©e DβOrsay. Renoir was born on this day.
Frank Potter(1885-1958) βSt Paulβs, the Blitzβ oil on canvas 1941.
Eric Ward βSt Ives Harbour, Morning Tideβ oil on canvas 2025.
Absolutely. Book Lunch in the Dog & Rabbit beforehand. π
We visited the Jackson Foundation in St Just today.
Bob Bourne pictures for sale at Layβs auctions.
Sean Hayden βCape Cornwallβ oil on canvas. Lot 507 at Layβs auctions today. Estimate is Β£150-250.
Odilon Redon(1840-1916) βProfile of a Woman with a Vase of Flowersβ oil on canvas c1895.
Arthur White(1865-1953) βSt Ives Harbour From Aboveβ oil on canvas.
Our gallery looking gorgeous on the first day of the 2026 season.
Grant Wood (1881-1942) βAmerican Gothicβ oil on beaver board 1930. Grant Wood was born on this day.
John Miller)1936-2002) βMounts Bayβ oil on canvas c1976.
Dick Lee(1923-2001) βCatch-22β
A photo of me in front of Dick Leeβs iconic Catch 22 work. The artist had a deep affinity with the novel as it reflected his experiences in WW2.
Jo Barrett βClementine with Blue & White Bowlβ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to Beaux Arts, Bath.
The St I es Society of Artists, Saturday before opening. . .
Winifred Nicholson(1893-1981) βSt Ivesβ oil on canvas 1928. Seen on a recent visit to the wonderful exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath.
Fernand Leger(1881-1955) βThe Circusβ lithograph 1950.
Fernand Leger was born on this day.
Edward Bouverie Hoyton(1900-88) βGuy Gibson VCβ oil on canvas. A portrait of the legendary Dam Busters pilot who attended school at Penzance. This portrait forms part of the Penlee House exhibition.
Mrs C contre jour at Mousehole this morning . . .
I was delighted to meet Chris OβReilly(President) & Janet Axten(Trustee) of the St Ives Arts Club yesterday. Their exhibition of works from the st Ives Museum is exceptional.
Arch underneath our front steps at the St Ives Society of Artists.