THE GREAT ATLANTIC NEW YEAR COLLECTION Andrew Giddens, Maggie Matthews, June Miles, Neil Pinkett, Ros Salter, Mary Stork, Bren Unwin and Gill Watkiss. + Special Feature: Paul Mount - Painter and Sculptor   The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery is pleased to present The Great Atlantic New Year Collection for Valentines Day in particular and the approach of Spring in General! Andrew Giddens Born in Dorset, Andrew Giddens moved to Cornwall in 1991. He attended Falmouth College of Art and continued his studies at The Arts Institute of Bournemouth. He now lives in Helston and years of intimate study of the sea around the Lizard peninsula has given him an in-depth understanding of the tides and swells of the Atlantic. The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery is pleased to be holding a solo exhibition of Andrew’s work in 2003. Eastern Cliff oil on canvas 390 x 595mm   Uncrested Beam oil on canvas 590 x 990mm   Maggie Matthews Born in Wales, Maggie Matthews studied at Newport Art College and Exeter College of Art and Design. She moved to West Penwith in 1988 and has since gained recognition as one of Cornwall’s leading abstract painters.She exhibits regularly in London and throughout the country and The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery is pleased to be hosting a solo exhibition of her work in June 2003. Cot Rocks pastel on paper 280 x 410mm   Swirl pastel on paper 280 x 410mm   Rock Pool pastel on paper 280 x 410mm   Rainy Cape pastel on paper 280 x 410mm   Porthchapel acrylic on canvas 280 x 410mm   June Miles London born June Miles studied at The Slade and drew maps during the war in an Admiralty drawing office. She was the winner of the bronze medal at the Women’s International in Paris at an early stage in her career and has subsequently gone on to exhibit throughout the UK, France and Germany. She lives in St.Just with her husband, the artist Paul Mount. Cornflowers oil on canvas 410 x 510mm   Camellias oil on canvas 410 x 510mm   Busy Lizzie oil on canvas 510 x 610mm   The Spanish Plate oil on canvas 510 x 610mm   Lillies oil on canvas 410 x 510mm   Marigolds oil on canvas 310 x 360mm   Neil Pinkett St.Just born, Neil Pinkett studied graphic design and illustration at Cornwall College. After working as a designer in Bristol he returned to West Penwith and now paints full time from his hill-top studio near the village of Zennor. A regular exhibitor at The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery, Neil’s work can also be seen at selected galleries in London, Bristol and Bath. The Bright Water shoots across the Beach oil on board 605 x 600mm   Level Crossing oil on board 595 x 595mm   Porthcurno Beach oil on board 870 x 870mm   Ros Salter Ros Salter was born in West Cornwall and has lived there most of her life. She gave up teaching to concentrate on painting the coastal landscapes of Penwith full time. “The laying down of colour in my paintings is obsessional and once this flows, familiar headland shapes and configurations of coastal stretches arise like spectres from a past memory.” Continental Shelf acrylic on canvas 640 x 530mm   Encroaching Tide acrylic on canvas 520 x 430mm   Creeping Tide acrylic on canvas 480 x 380mm   Departing Scilly acrylic on canvas 630 x 930mm   Mary Stork Mary Stork 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 now lives and works in Penzance. Her figure works are highly respected and collected and she exhibits regularly in London and throughout the UK. Courageous mixed media 380 x 260mm   Touched mixed media 510 x 370mm   Escape mixed media 670 x 390mm   Dance mixed media 450 x 310mm   Serene mixed media 360 x 250mm   Femme mixed media 510 x 250mm   Bren Unwin Bren Unwin first came to West Penwith in the 1960’s. She has had 2 successful solo exhibitions of her paintings, printmaking and photography at The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery and has also exhibited widely throughout the UK. She has a BA (Hons) in Fine Art and is currently studying for an MA (by research). Palimpsest etching 520 x 520mm   Palimpsest II etching 520 x 520mm   Nuance monotype 270 x 270mm   Disturbance monotype 200 x 200mm   Intimate Geometry monotype 200 x 200mm   Expansion monotype 270 x 270mm   Positive Impulse monotype 200 x 200mm   Gill Watkiss After studying at the South West Essex School of Art, Gill Watkiss moved to Newlyn in 1959. She subsequently moved to St.Just where it’s inhabitants and the surroundings inspired her unique and distinct painting style. Gill is a regular exhibitor at The Great Atlantic Map Works Gallery and a retrospective of her work held there in 2002 was a very successful exhibition.   One fine day, Carnyorth oil on canvas 405 x 535mm   St. Austell landscape oil on canvas 250 x 350mm   Carn Gloose, Cape Cornwall oil on canvas 305 x 405mm   Returning home, Cape Cornwall oil on canvas 250 x 300mm   Special Feature: Paul Mount - Painter and Sculptor

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