Sylvia Melland(1906-93) ‘Thelma Hulbert’ oil on canvas.
Sylvia Melland(1906-93) ‘Thelma Hulbert’ oil on canvas.
Perhaps my favourite view of our gallery. The St Ives Society of Artists gallery.
Poet Mondrian(1882-1944) ‘Composition with Yellow Blue & Red’ oil on canvas c1937. Poet Mondrian was born on this day.
Stanhope Alexander Forbes RA (1857-1947) ‘The Seine Boat’ oil on canvas 1904.
Eric Ward ‘The St Ives Society of Artists from the School of Painting’ oil on board 1987. From my collection.
Elizabeth Adela Forbes(1859-1912) ‘A Newlyn Maid’ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to Penlee House Gallery & Museum.
Asger Jorn(1914-83) ‘Domestic Animals’ oil on canvas 1955. Asger Jorn was born on this day.
Oscar Kokoschka(1886-1937) ‘Self Portrait’ 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) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1879. Renoir was born on this day.
Pierre Auguste Renoir(1841-1919) ‘The Bathers’ oil on canvas c1918. Seen on a visit to the Musée D’Orsay. Renoir was born on this day.
Frank Potter(1885-1958) ‘St Paul’s, the Blitz’ oil on canvas 1941.
Eric Ward ‘St Ives Harbour, Morning Tide’ oil on canvas 2025.
Absolutely. Book Lunch in the Dog & Rabbit beforehand. 👍
We visited the Jackson Foundation in St Just today.
Bob Bourne pictures for sale at Lay’s auctions.
Sean Hayden ‘Cape Cornwall’ oil on canvas. Lot 507 at Lay’s auctions today. Estimate is £150-250.
Odilon Redon(1840-1916) ‘Profile of a Woman with a Vase of Flowers’ oil on canvas c1895.
Arthur White(1865-1953) ‘St Ives Harbour From Above’ oil on canvas.
Our gallery looking gorgeous on the first day of the 2026 season.
Grant Wood (1881-1942) ‘American Gothic’ oil on beaver board 1930. Grant Wood was born on this day.
John Miller)1936-2002) ‘Mounts Bay’ oil on canvas c1976.
Dick Lee(1923-2001) ‘Catch-22’
A photo of me in front of Dick Lee’s iconic Catch 22 work. The artist had a deep affinity with the novel as it reflected his experiences in WW2.
Jo Barrett ‘Clementine with Blue & White Bowl’ 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) ‘St Ives’ oil on canvas 1928. Seen on a recent visit to the wonderful exhibition at the Holburne Museum, Bath.
Fernand Leger(1881-1955) ‘The Circus’ lithograph 1950.
Fernand Leger was born on this day.
Edward Bouverie Hoyton(1900-88) ‘Guy Gibson VC’ 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 O’Reilly(President) & Janet Axten(Trustee) of the St Ives Arts Club yesterday. Their exhibition of works from the st Ives Museum is exceptional.