Robert Jones was born in Cornwall and has spent most of his life working here. He needs little in the way of introduction. An artist and author of art historical books, he has been exhibiting his striking oil paintings in galleries across the nation as well as in Cornwall for many years and at The Great Atlantic since 1999.
This particular exhibition came about in a less than usual way. Early in 2005, Michael and Hayley Jay, Directors of The Great Atlantic Art Business Ltd, were quietly preparing to open a new flagship gallery in Falmouth in time for Easter. For reasons of commercial confidentiality, no one else knew about the new venture. Artists who could provide a significant body of work for exhibition and sale “from stock” at relatively short notice, were quietly being sought. Meanwhile, Robert Jones had been enjoying a major retrospective show called “From Dark to Light” to much acclaim at the public gallery in the Royal Cornwall Museum in Truro. While the Jays were seeking that “significant body of work”, Robert was looking for a wider platform to show some of his paintings particularly the larger ones, from the retrospective. Hence this show!
The Great Atlantic Falmouth Gallery provides an excellent setting for Robert’s paintings; especially his very large seascapes on the main, high walls and with his smaller works in the many alcoves and on the pillars. Since many of his paintings feature the Atlantic Ocean, it is appropriate that they will be seen in a building that has had a long connection with shipping, including being used as a Lloyds Shipping Agency for much of the 20th century and which overlooks Falmouth’s historic Custom House Quay.
Passing ship
9 x 6” 23 x 15cm oil on board
Foxgloves, St Agnes, I.O.S.
13 x 4.5” 33 x 11cm
oil on board
Atlantic shore, passing cloud
48 x 46” 122 x 117cm oil on board
Sea and rocks I
9 x 6” 23 x 15cm oil on board
Sea and rocks II
10 x 6.5” 26 x 16cm oil on board
Sea and rocks VIII
9.5 x 6” 24 x 15cm oil on board
Sea and rocks IX
9 x 6” 23 x 15cm oil on board
Passing the coast, evening I
48 x 45” 122 x 114cm oil on board
Evening light on the water
22 x 38” 56 x 97cm oil on board
Rocks off St Agnes
9 x 6” 23 x 15cm oil on board
On the prom
9 x 6” 23 x 15cm oil on board
On the beach II
13 x 9” 33 x 23cm oil on board
Incoming tide, rocky shore
47 x 39” 120 x 100cm oil on canvas
Winter tree, gorse and starlings
26 x 23” 66 x 59cm oil on board
Summer landscape, Ireland
25 x 23” 64 x 59cm oil on board
Gorse against sea mist
10 x 10” 26 x 26cm oil on canvas
Gorse against sea mist II
10 x 10” 26 x 26cm oil on canvas
Gorse I
10 x 6” 25 x 15cm oil on board
Tree and fox
38.5 x 28.5” 98 x 72cm oil on canvas
Light on the water III
40 x 30” 100 x 76cm oil on canvas
Mullion harbour
29 x 39.5” 74 x 100cm oil on canvas
Kynance Cove II
29 x 39” 74 x 100cm oil on canvas
Gorse and cows, St Agnes, I.O.S.
24 x 17.5” 60 x 43cm oil on board
Rocks and cliffs; Hellsmouth evening
20 x 17.5” 51 x 43cm oil on board
Mullion, afternoon light
29 x 39.5” 74 x 100cm oil on canvas
Atlantic shore
47 x 45” 120 x 114cm oil on board
Tree and sheep
26 x 24” 70 x 59cm oil on board
Blue and gold I
8 x 8” 20 x 20cm oil on canvas
Blue and gold III
8 x 8” 20 x 20cm oil on canvas
25th June - 13th July 2005
