The Great Atlantic Galleries

Gill Watkiss

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Kelynack Blackberry pickers II
27 x 36cm oil on canvas

The Great Atlantic Galleries are delighted, as always, to present a small collection of paintings from the unique and distinctive palette of Gill Watkiss. Whether residing in or just visiting these parts, it is impossible not to be affected by her work. As one person puts it:

”She paints the small festivities, the weddings, the family celebrations, the feast days, the ordinary stuff of life, going to school, sports day, blackberry picking, but always that life is outdoors, of people working and living and having their being in the landscape which made them”

(Judith Cook, 2002)

And through the eyes of another: “There is a sense of both intense familiarity and a curious distance in the art of Gill Watkiss. Her paintings depict scenes in Penwith, the western edge of Cornwall, using distinctive landmarks and architecture to anchor her work in the real and the geographically specific. This specificity is bolstered by the inclusion of place names in the titles of her work. Despite this insistence on specific location, Gill Watkiss veers away from naturalism, her forms being neither realistic in physical terms nor limited to naturalistic accuracy. Rather, her work is charged with psychology and expression, courting an emotional response.”

(Edward Krcma, 2000)

Food for thought indeed!

Please call 01736 788911 (gallery hours) or 01736 786016 (evenings and weekends) or e-mail: gallery@greatatlantic.co.uk to reserve the work of your choice.

Paintings may be collected by arrangement or we can deliver from as little as £20 depending on size and distance. Money back if not entirely satisfied (provided we are informed within 3 days of your painting being collected/delivered). Cheques and all major credit cards accepted. Colours may vary between the original paintings and the reproductions shown here.