The Great Atlantic Galleries

Great Atlantic Publications, the publishing arm of The Great Atlantic Galleries produces quality publications in cooperation with a number of its leading exhibiting artists. There are several reasons for doing this - books help to sell an artist's work, they raise the profile of both the artist and the gallery and they provide a permanent record of what would otherwise have been an ephemeral show. Publications also lend credibility to the process of promoting an artist's work and provide key information on the provenance of the artist and his or her work.

The process of buying an artist's work involves a subtle mix of desire and temptation on the one hand, caution, self-doubt, guilt and suspicion on the other. "Can I justify the cost?"; "Is the painting as good as it looks?"; "Am I being conned?" are questions never spoken but frequently muttered in the mind of the buyer.

Buyers and lovers of art who know the local scene, know the artists and have watched them, develop and flourish do not have these problems. However, visitors, or even more so, those who are tempted to buy from catalogues or web sites may face a dilemma. The Great Atlantic sends out 5000 catalogues every 2-3 weeks throughout the year, mainly to people not resident in West Cornwall. It is therefore imperative that we provide as much additional information about our artists as possible.

Buying and selling art involves two qualities over and above the physical and emotional aspects of the individual piece of work ie. size, shape, media, wow factor and, of course, price. These two qualities are Provenance and Credibility.

Provenance assures the source of the work and the pedigree or otherwise of the artist. In turn, it conveys Credibility, which is all about feeling comfortable that the artists is the real McCoy and not someone fortuitously, suddenly and just-last-week endowed with a superficial and ephemeral talent.

So, Great Atlantic Publications is all about providing Provenance and Credibility for artists, locally loved and respected, who are making those all important steps into a wider audience.

The following books are available from The Great Atlantic On-line Bookshop and in many cases we can provide you with a copy signed by the artist.

MARK SPRAY "Weathering - Dartmoor Tors - Prometheus on his Crag"
The seeds for Mark Spray’s “Weathering - Dartmoor Tors - Prometheus on his Crag”
collection of paintings and drawings were sown in acid, boggy soil in October 2006 when he was trekking over Dartmoor in search of a memorial stone to the late
poet-laureate, Ted Hughes.

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"Weathering - Dartmoor Tors - Prometheus on his Crag"
28 pages plus cover; 210 x 210cm; 42 colour plates; commentary with Mark Spray and foreword and explanation of granite tor formation by Michael Jay.
ISBN 0-9547721-2-1. The publication will be limited to 400 copies, each of which will be signed and numbered by the artist.
£12.95 (£13.95 by post to UK addresses; £14.95 by airmail to overseas addresses).

CLICK HERE to preview the paintings featured in the book.

"A Prospect of the Sea"
Featuring a superb collection of oil paintings by Neil Pinkett showing some of the wonderful landscapes and seascapes of the Penwith peninsula. Having being born in St. Just, the Penwith area is intensely familiar to Neil and this is conveyed through his evocative and powerful paintings.

"A Prospect of the Sea"
21 images of paintings by Neil Pinkett.
20 pages - 205 x 205mm, soft cover
ISBN 0-9538439-3-9
£6.95 postage paid in the UK ; (£7.95 for overseas airmail)
£5.95 over the counter.

Neil Pinkett started the Lamorna project in the autumn of 2000 and had planned to complete this in time for a spring exhiition in 2001. The outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease however, prevented him from completing a number of the paintings at that time but now the completed the Lamorna Collection is available in this 20 page book. Featuring 23 full-colour images, it provides a permanent record of the artist's "Lamorna Project".

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9538439-9-8. Price £7.95 including UK postage. (£9.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Penzance based Neil Pinkett is a leading contemporary landscape artist with a penchant for the moors and cliffs of the Land's End peninsula and almost any aspect of the Isles of Scilly. "Scillonia: Bryher & Tresco" features 29 paintings from Neil's spring 2003 collection. Available from Great Atlantic Publications, this full-colour book has 20 pages plus cover. It includes biographical details and an artist's statement.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-6-0. Price £7.95 including UK postage. (£8.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

From Great Atlantic publications is a 32 page book featuring a collection of paintings by PAUL LEWIN portraying the wild north cliffs of Cornwall's Lands End peninsula and the dramatic coastline of North Devon. The book includes a foreword by Christine Evans, a biography of the artist and has 39 full colour images.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9538439-5-5. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

GILL WATKISS captures the people, the places and the atmosphere of Cornwall like no other artist. Her paintings feature ordinary people going about their everyday lives in Britain's wind-swept, rain soaked and (occasionally) sun drenched south-western province. This 28-page book, featuring 35 full-colour images, a foreword by the writer Judith Cook and biographical details of the artist, provides a permanent record of this remarkable artist from 1974 to the beginning of 2002.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9538439-7-1. Price £8.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Tom Rickman has been working on his "Edge of Twilight" project for a number of years during which he has spent hundreds of hours observing the rising and setting of the Sun and the Moon around the Penwith Peninsula, where he lives. Called "On the Edge of Twilight". This 32 page-book, featuring many full-colour images, provides a permanent record of this project.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-0-1. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

This unique collection of work by Porl Thompson is available in a new 36 page book ‘100% Sky’. With 24 full colour paintings and photographs of Porl in his studio it also features poems and statements from the artist.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-1-X. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

A book featuring 44 colour images of Robert Jones' latest collection of work is now available and is called "Sun, Wind and Weather". This 32-page book includes a foreword by Frances Hewlett and a statement by the artist.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-2-8. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

The long awaited second book of Paul Lewin's landscape, seascape and sea-cliff paintings featuring stunning localities in West Cornwall and North Devon is here.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-3-6. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£10.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

" ISLAND DREAMS" is a new collection of paintings by Richard Pearce showing the wonderful beaches, island clusters, boats, hills and skies that combine to make the Isles of Scilly such a paradise. This 32 page book, features 36 full-colour images, a foreword by Richard's expatriate daughter Helen and biographical details of the artist. It provides a permanent record of the work of this remarkable island artist. If you have been to the Isles of Scilly, do not miss this book. If you have yet to visit these islands, prepare to be captivated!

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-4-4. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£11.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Maggie Matthews - "Drawn from Nature"
One of Cornwall's favourite, vibrant artists whose work is directly inspired by the rugged and dramatic land and seascapes of her adopted homeland. This new collection of work features paintings, pastels and drawings inspired by the plant life found in West Cornwal. 20 pages plus cover with 30 colour pltes of new work.

Page size 205 x 205mm ISBN 0-9543352-7-9. Price £7.95 including UK postage. (£8.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Tony Foster - Ice and Fire - This is a superb collection of 'watercolour diaries of volcanic journeys' from this exceptional artist. From Mount Rainier to Mount Shasta to Montserrat, this beautifully illustrated book follows Tony Foster on some of his epic expeditions across the globe.

Tony Foster - Watermarks: From Swamps to Icebergs - A wonderful collection of images showing Tony Foster’s watercolour drawings from Greenland, The Grand Canyon, Maldives, Guyana, The Sawanee River and many other aquatic wonderlands. An indispensable guide to Tony’s touring show “Watermarks”.

Tony Foster - Painting at he Edge of the World - The Watercolours of Tony Foster. Available in three luxurious editions.

Mike Hindle - "Godrevy"
This publictaion marks Mike Hindle's first solo exhibition at The Great Atantic Map Works Gallery. Mike, a prominant artist in West Cornwall, is famed for his landscapes and seascapes. This collection of 42 paintings have all been made in the area around Godrevy Lighthouse, near the town of Hayle and across the bay from St. Ives. Godrevy was made famous in Virginia Woolf's 1927 novel "To the Lighthouse". It includes biographical details and a foreword by Chloe Wild.

Page size A5, perfect bound, ISBN 0-9543352-8-7. Price £7.95 including UK postage. (£8.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Andrew Giddens - "coastline"
Helston based Andrew Giddens draws inspiration from the coast of the Lizard and Penwith peninsulas in the far west of Cornwall and has emerged as a leading seascape artist in a very short time. "COASTLINE" features full-colour images of over 30 paintings form Andrew's Christmas 2003 collection. It includes biographical details, an artist's statement and a foreword by Sir Tim Rice.

Page size A5, perfect bound, ISBN 0-9543352-9-5. Price £8.95 including UK postage. (£9.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Biddy Picard - "A Life's Work"
West Cornwall artist Biddy Picard, now in her 80's, has allowed The Great Atlantic Galleries to bring together a large number of paintings, prints, sculpture and ceramics from her private collection, much of which has never been exhibited before. As a consequence, we proudly present this 48 page book commemorating the work of this remarkable artist over the past 40 years and is based on the exhibits in the gallery's spring 2005 show "A Life's Work" at Falmouth.

Page size A4, perfect bound, ISBN 0-9547721-0-5. Price £12.95 including UK postage. (£14.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.

Jenny Grevatte - "Landmarks"
Great Atlantic Publications are pleased to announce publication of a book about the artist Jenny Grevatte and her work. Although based in the Midlands, Jenny has been a frequent visitor to West Cornwall for the past decade and a major part of her artistic output features the harbours, coves and beaches of Cornwall. The book presents a large number of full colour images of paintings that trace the evolution of Jenny's work through the late 80's and 90's up to the present day and will give an illuminating insight into the trials and tribulations of life as an aspiring, then established, professional artist.

Page size 205 x 205mm, 44 pages, perfect bound, ISBN 0-9547721-1-3. Price £9.95 including UK postage. (£11.95 for overseas airmail). Published by Great Atlantic Publications.