Cornish artist Alice Mumford presents a significant body of new work at The Great Atlantic Falmouth Gallery from August 26th. The exhibition includes a mixture of still life and landscape oil paintings, and a number drawings.
Alice Mumford studied at the Camberwell School of Art and is regarded by some as representing the contemporary link between that prestigious academy and the values of the St Ives School. Her work is much sort after and recent exhibitions in London have sold-out. Most recently, an Alice Mumford painting has been acquired for the permanent collection of the Edinburgh Festival while others take pride of place in many private collections throughout the land.
“The true artist must reveal the spiritual dimension that lies at the heart of ordinary and lowly objects. Alice Mumford is such an artist, following in the still life tradition defined by Jean-Baptiste Chardin and developed by Giorgio Mirandi. She sees clearly in the paintings of Cézanne what she defines as a process of weaving, with the interlacing energies of warp and weft across the entire surface forming a unified picture plane. This interlacing creates the basic abstraction to be found in all modernist painting.
“Her objects have at one and the same time a prosaic and a dramatic nature and symbolise the presence of human beings and the mystery of their daily lives. She instills an English flavour into the still life tradition and, in her profound understanding and joyful handling of oil paint, can be likened to Winfred Nicholson and the school of St Ives.” Prof. Richard Demarco, OBE.
In her own words, Alice says: “I am endlessly drawn to depicting enclosed spaces, perhaps with a glimpse of something beyond. It is satisfying trying to paint the empty spaces in a cup or a box, the spaces between and around things, and the illusion of space. With many of my still lifes, it takes hours to arrange the objects into something which strikes a chord.
“I enjoy painting a wide range of light, from dusk to sunshine through a window. In dim light there are less tonal extremes,.......in bright light, it is important to balance the stronger lights and the darker darks.”
Alice lives in West Cornwall and in addition to making her own work is a valued tutor at the esteemed St Ives School of Painting.
Please call 01326 318452 / 01736 788911 or e-mail: gallery@greatatlantic.co.uk to reserve the painting of your choice.
Paintings may be collected by arrangement or we can arrange delivery 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. All paintings are framed .
The silver tea caddy and plate of apples
24 x 28” 61 x 71cm oil on canvas
Yellow rose
5 x7” 13 x 18cm drawing
White coffee pot, yellow rose and brown jug
6 x 8” 15 x 21cm drawing
New sugar bowl with lid
6 x 8” 15 x 21cm drawing
White coffee pot and yellow rose
6 x 8” 15 x 21cm drawing
Jelly mould and jug
6 x 8” 15 x 21cm drawing
Tea packet and white jug
6 x 8” 15 x 21cm drawing
Apricots and strawberries
12 x 16” 30 x 40cm oil on canvas
Strawberries in the jelly mould
14 x 18” 35 x 46cm oil on canvas
Yellow Roses and white jug
16 x 12” 40 x 30cm oil on canvas
Top window, looking towards the barn, Polgrean
16 x 12” 40 x 30cm oil on canvas
Open window, from the top floor, Thorne Road, London
16 x 12” 40 x 30cm oil on canvas
Lillies and yellow rose
28 x 24” 71 x 61cm oil on canvas
Plate of strawberries and a blue glazed jug
6.5 x 10” 17 x 24cm oil on paper
The oil jar and tea caddy
9 x 11” 22 x 28cm oil on paper
Looking over London from Thorne Road
28 x 24” 71 x 61cm oil on canvas
Container ship from Hendra lane
13 x 10” 33 x 25cm oil on paper
Field along Hendra Lane
13 x 10” 33 x 25cm oil on paper
Looking across London to the Swan, Thorne Road
24 x 20” 61 x 51cm oil on canvas
Hendra Farm from a field
13 x 10” 33 x 25cm oil on paper
Field above the sea, Hendra Lane
13 x 10” 33 x 25cm oil on paper
Bright light on the window sill, Polgrean
24 x 28” 61 x 71cm oil on canvas
Down to the sea, Hendra Lane
6.5 x 10” 17 x 24cm oil on paper
Summer, Hendra Lane
6.5 x 10” 17 x 24cm oil on paper
Lesceave Yard, high summer
14 x 18” 35 x 46cm oil on canvas
The silver coffee pot and jelly mould
24 x 28” 61 x 71cm oil on canvas
Gate opening from Hendra Lane
13 x 10” 33 x 25cm oil on paper
26th August - 7th September 2006
