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The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery is pleased to present a new collection of smaller, more affordable work by many of your favourite artists . . . amaxine allington, neil davies, paul evans, andrew giddens, robert jones, gary long, maggie matthews, morwenna morrison, tom rickman, mary stork, carrie taylor and bren unwin Please call 01736 788911 / 01736 786016 or e-mail: gallery@greatatlantic.co.uk to reserve the painting of your choice. paintings may be collected from the gallery or we can arrange delivery to any UK mainland address for as little as £20. Money back if not entirely satisfied (provided we are informed within 3 days of your purchase being collected/delivered). Maxine Allington was born in Walsall, moving to Cornwall in 1977. She studied at Falmouth School of Art and Sheffield University. Maxine uses bright, translucent blocks of colour to create elegant, supremely simple paintings in oil and gouache; achieving dramatic effects that resonate with intuitive certainty.
‘Penwith colour studies, series 1, I’
‘Penwith colour studies, series 1, II’
‘Penwith colour studies, series 1, III’
‘Penwith colour studies, series 1, IV’
‘Penwith colour studies, series 2, I’
‘Penwith colour studies, series 2, II’ After spending his early childhood in a small fishing village in Scotland, Neil Davies moved south and became a student at Farnham School of Art. After graduation there followed a lengthy stay in Florence before lecturing at Guildford School of Art and West Surrey College of Art. It was whilst teaching, that Neil first became fascinated with the nature of the Penwith landscape which still forms the basis of his inspiration today. He now paints full time, working from his studio on the north Penwith coast at Hellesveor.
‘Through the hedge, Tregeseal’
‘Breezy summer day, Rosemergy’
‘Looking forward to a cream tea, Rosemergy’
‘Hazy sun, Perranuthnoe’
‘Autumn chill, Zennor Hill’ Paul Evans has painted professionally in Britain since 1976 and is collected worldwide in over eighty different countries, and here in Britain. Over the years Paul has held over forty, one man exhibitions, and for many years the exhibitions have sold out within the first few hours of the doors opening. Many large international companies have acquired his work for their own collections, such as Citibank in London. Various paintings are reproduced in calendars in conjunction with Royle Publications, and a range of greetings cards sell worldwide.
‘Moon sparkle’
‘Penwith dawn’
‘Into the blue’ Born in Dorset in 1976, Andrew Giddens moved to Cornwall in 1991. After attending Falmouth College of Art he continued his studies at The Arts Institute in Bournemouth. He currently lives in Praa Sands and his paintings focus on the coves, beaches, headlands and cliffs of his surroundings. Years of intimate study of the sea around the Lizard peninsula and his continuous relationship with the swells and tides, as a dedicated surfer, provides Andrew with an in-depth understanding of the raw essence of the Cornish coast.
‘Fresh breeze’
‘Sound of surf’ oil on canvas
‘Golden haze’
‘Cool expanse’
‘Praa’ Robert Jones was born in Cornwall in 1943 and attended Falmouth School of Art where he was taught by Francis Hewlett and Robert Organ. The impressions he gained in Cornwall of changing weather and light, wild seas and skies, and of wind blown trees, are a recurring theme in his work. His paintings draw on a divers career, school teacher, college tutor, trawler skipper, furniture maker, author and professional artist. Robert has exhibited widely throughout Cornwall and in many “up country” locations including Stow-on-the-Wold and Cork Street, London. He has also painted extensively in the Mediterranean region, in Ireland and various parts of America. His recent book “Alfred Wallis Artist and Mariner” was awarded the prize “for the outstanding publication about Cornwall” by the Cornish Gorsedd in 2002.
‘Sand, surf, sea & boat’
‘Sea & rocks, evening’
‘Cliffs & gulls’
‘Gorse’
‘Blue Iris II’ Gary Long attended Birmingham College of Art in his hometown after which he spent two years working as an illustrator in Vancouver, Canada. On returning to the U.K., Gary worked as a successful illustrator on numerous national and international accounts in publishing and advertising. He is an artist member of the Society of Illustrators in New York where he has exhibited, and he is a lecturer at Falmouth College of Art. He lives and works in St. Ives and has recently been commissioned to supply original works of art to Cunard’s new liner, the Queen Mary II for its luxury state rooms.
‘View to St. Mary’s’
‘Crashing wave’
‘Clodgy point’
‘Summer, warm evening’ Born in Wales in 1964, Maggie Matthews moved to West Penwith in the late 1980’s and has since gained recognition as one of Cornwall’s leading abstract painters. Her work has been exhibited widely throughout Cornwall and the UK, most notably in The City Gallery, The Air Gallery and Thompsons Gallery of London. In 1999 she was invited to exhibit in America on Nantucket Island and the following year her work was in a New York exhibition ‘White Columns’ which subsequently toured the USA. In 2002 she had a solo exhibition with the Cardiff Bay Arts Trust. In 1999 BBC Wales Broadcasting Studio commissioned a permanent collection of Maggie’s paintings which are on display during broadcasts.
‘Summer garden’
‘Twinkle’
‘Crosswise’
‘Star’ After graduating from Exeter Art College, Morwenna Morrison travelled extensively then returned to settle in St. Just. Everyday she can be found walking the paths of West Penwith feeling a real affinity with the area. Working ‘plein air’ and in the studio she strives to capture the drama of ever changing light as it plays across the landscape. Her work shows equally an interest in the representation of what she sees and the application of paint.
‘Towards Ding Dong’
‘Little Galver - late evening’
‘Coastal view’
‘Carn Brea heather’ Tom Rickman was born in the City of London in 1960. After studying, he lived and worked in West Dorset. During this time he used a beach hut as a studio, painting the light and changing atmosphere of Lyme Bay. Discovering the Cornish Coast on a walking holiday in 1982 he realised a yearning to live and work close to a rugged and romantic coastline. Eventually, in 1992 he moved to West Penwith and fulfilled this dream - to sit on the edge of a vast ocean and paint its moods and splendour. Tom also works in the Scottish Highlands, Nantucket Island USA and Sicilly. Although an accomplished landscape painter he is drawn towards the simple minimalism of the subject of the sea and sky, making his point of interest the horizon, where these two elements are compressed.Tom Exhibits widely in the West Country, London and the USA.
‘Edge of forest’
‘Pink cloud, Tresco dawn’
‘Cloud over moor’
‘Tiny cloud’
‘Tesco Dawn’ Mary Stork was born in Portsmouth. She studied at the West of England College of Art and the Slade where she won major awards and toured with the Arts Council. Settling in St. Just in the early 1960’s she resumed painting full time after raising a family and is regarded as one of Cornwall’s most distinctive and respected figure painters. She lives and works in Penzance.
‘Ninja’
‘Heart’
‘Priestess’
‘Forgiveness’
‘Zora’
‘Persia’ Carrie Taylor studied at Harrogate College of Art and Bradford Art College and was also taught by Jean Georges Simon, a French artist who became a major influence on her work. Simon was a close friend of Bourdelle and Modigliani when he lived and worked in Paris. Carrie lives in St. Just-in-Penwith, where her lifelong fascination with natural history is blended in her paintings with her observations of hedgerows, moorland, water and rocks throughout the seasons. Carrie has received much success with her paintings since placing them with us over the past year and is fast becoming a popular addition to The Great Atlantic’s team of artists.
‘Oxeyed daisies on cliffs, Carn Gloose’
‘Cow Parsley’
‘Field of flowers - Carnyorth Moor’
‘Spoil heaps on Carn Gloose’
‘Scarlet berries’ Born in 1956 Bren Unwin recently completed her MA by research at the University of Hertfordshire and is continuing her research at doctoral level. Her work has been exhibited throughout Cornwall and in The National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries in London and most recently in the Royal Society of Painters - Printmakers Annual Exhibition at Bankside Gallery, London. Bren is a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists and The Penwith Society of Arts. She was recently awarded The Royal Society of Painter - Printmakers graduate award 2004.
‘The Gugh’
‘The Gugh III’
‘The Gugh IV’
‘The Gugh VII’
‘Porth Nanven III’
‘Porth Nanven V’ |
Exhibition dates: 11th - 23rd September 2004
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Sunday 2.00pm - 5.00pm
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