An Autumn Collection

At sea, dawn (still fishing) oil on board 660 x 600mm   Atlantic Swell oil on board 630 x 590mm   Iris oil on board 630 x 590mm   At sea, St Ives Bay oil on board 630 x 590mm   Breezy day on the shore, Porthmeor oil on board 630 x 590mm   North Atlantic, early morning oil on board 630 x 590mm   Eastern Isles, St Martins, I.O.S. oil on board 230 x 330mm   Pine Trees, Tresco, I.O.S. oil on board 340 x 230mm   Early Morning oil on board 330 x 230mm   The Old Quay oil on board 330 x 230mm   Fish oil on board 140 x 400mm   "The depiction of the sea in its endless ever-changing state of flux, and the fleeting effects of light and weather on the water are recurrent themes in the work of painter Robert Jones. He is a native Cornishman and has lived by the sea all his life. Working as a fisherman for a number of years, he can certainly claim to know his subject more intimately than most. "His work is based on long-held traditions of the observation of nature, and the subjects he tackles are all part of his own experience. Whatever Robert is painting, be it sea or sky, a tree or a gorse hedge, he is sensitive to the life force which surges through every living thing, and also through himself as the painter.”     Shorline oil on board 600 x 240mm   Iris, St Martins, I.O.S. oil on board 320 x 230mm   Porthmeor beach oil on board 330 x 230mm   At sea oil on board 330 x 230mm   On the shore, I oil on board 330 x 230mm   Lemon sole oil on board 240 x 300mm   Sea / pink sky oil on board 600 x 240mm   Red boat oil on board 600 x 240mm   "Transience, growth and change attract him, and he prefers to paint things which will not remain the same for long. He pushes the paint around with tremendous vigour, often deliberately destroying what he has done and reworking the image until it has achieved a cruder, more childlike state, but ultimately one which is rendered more dynamic and powerful in its rawness. Robert believes that when people experience a positive response to a painting it is induced not by subject matter alone but also by the energy and enthusiasm of the painter, contained in the work." Quotations from "Robert Jones - Life and Work", by Jenny Pery (published by Halsgrove Press, available from the Gallery at £13.95 including postage).

Exhibition dates: 17th October - 18th November 2000

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