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NEW: Jenny Grevatte - "Landmarks" CLICK HERE Biddy Picard - "A Life's Work" CLICK HERE 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.   "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. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE 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. CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE 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. CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE Sue Lewington (Truran Press). Heligan - A Celebration - A beautifully illustrated sketch book, recording the life, labour and beauty of the Lost Gardens of Heligan. Page size 200 x 210mm. ISBN 1-85022-155-3. Truran. Price £9.99 including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE Heligan Harvest - A years journal of sketches month by month from January to December. Sue Lewington takes us behind the scenes at Heligan. Page size 245 x 190mm. ISBN 1-85022-176-6. Truran. Price £19.50 including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE Mousehole - Anyone who has visited the tiny harbour village of Mousehole will have been delighted by the narrow winding lanes, picture postcard cottages and beautiful harbour, all of which have been wonderfully captured by Sue Lewington in this publication. Page size 150 x 210mm. ISBN 1-85022-182-0. Truran. Price £8.99 including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE Cornish Collection - A Celebration of the National Trust - From stately homes to fisherman’s huts - this is a unique look at the property of the National Trust including such details as the sundial at Cotehele and a grand fireplace at Lanhydrock. Page size 200 x 210mm. ISBN 1-85022-166-9. Truran. PRICE £9.99including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE Also from Truran, we present "Behind the canvas" - 40 West Cornwall artists. This book has been compiled and written by Sarah Brittain, Manager of The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery with photographs by Simon Cook. It features statements from well known artists about their working practices and environments with revealing portraits of them in their studios. Featuring: Wilhelmina BARNS-GRAHAM CBE Noel BETOWSKI Sandra BLOW Bob BOURNE Neil CANNING Richard COOK Jessica COOPER Michael FINN Naomi FREARS Ralph FREEMAN Anthony FROST Sir. Terry FROST Maggie MATTHEWS Rose HILTON Sax IMPEY Kurt JACKSON Graham JOBBINS Robert JONES Rachael KANTARIS David KEMP Jeremy Le GRICE Alexander MACKENZIE Daphne McCLURE Margo MAECKELBERGHE June MILES John MILLER Paul MOUNT Anton NICKSON Breon O’CASEY Biddy PICARD Neil PINKETT Simon POOLEY Roy RAY Alex SMIRNOFF Mary STORK Maurice SUMRAY Tom RICKMAN Michael UPTON Gill WATKISS Partou ZIA. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview the paintings featured in the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. CLICK HERE to preview the all the paintings featured in the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. CLICK HERE to view the 24 paintings. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE " 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. Page size 210 x 298mm. Price £10.95 including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE 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”. Page size 210 x 298mm. PRICE £10.95 including UK postage. order | checkout TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE 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. order | checkout CLICK HERE to preview some of the pages from the book. TOP OF PAGE