William H.Barttlett 1858-1932

A  pleasant scene of boats in the harbour at St Ives painted around 1885, at a time when St Ives was a artist Colony and attracting many artists down to that part of the world to capture the light.

Harold Knight R.A 9(1874-1961) The Girl And The Picture

signed Harold Knight l.r.
inscribed Oak Hill / St Buryan / Cornwall
oil on canvas
60 1/4 x 50.5″

Formal and Proud
Standing by the window
looking at the view
by the painting
she so much admired

Painting in Progress

Remember the painting in progress a couple of posts back? well things change and more texture added . Happy with the overall effect but some work needs to be done on the right hand side.

This next one is a small 7×5inches and at the moment it keeps changing still a bit to much white. It [...]

William Trost Richards (1835-1905)

This Striking painting was painted be the American painter William Trost Richards and shows Lands Land in Cornwall at its most dramatic.
You can almost feel the spray of the sea in this painting and I like the golden light the painter achieves,
I shall certainly be returning to this artist again as he paid 3 or [...]

Newquay,1906

Charles Conder (1868-1909)
(Newquay 1906)
Oil on canvas
National Museums Liverpool.Walker Gallery

From August to September 1906 Conder stayed near Towan Beach Newquay.
a evocative image of the seaside again the interest in fahion can be observed.
Though a lovely painting I cannot let it pass but I feel the perspective is slightly out on this one as the people [...]

Painting at the edge

The above book fell into my hands at a bargin price at my favorite Brighton bookshop. I had seen the exact same edition on sale for full price only a few hundred yards further back!
The painting on the cover is by dame Laura Knight A Summer’s Day by the Rock Pool and typically evoks the [...]

Newlyn Boats

I like this old photo of mine that i have just found. The arrangement of boats in a quite corner of the busy fishing port of Newlyn, Cornwall.

Cornish Rail Poster

Another lovely Railway poster to show today, this time of Cornwall and by Ronald Lampitt, a prolific Illustrattor and Artist.
He also illustrated the Janet and John Books……..l
You can get a better view of this poster just click and you will be taken to the original place I found it on.