gill watkisss
recent work

Gill Watkiss has been a leading figure in the West Cornwall art scene for several decades. Her oil and mixed media paintings show an assortment of apparently fictitious people in a variety of regional settings that feature distinctive landmark buildings, well known points in the landscape or more general rural and semi-urban settings. The figures in Gill’s paintings are seen as being humourous characters to some viewers though others see a more macabre and haunting side.

Either way, Gill Watkiss’ paintings are avidly collected within Cornwall, where she has lived for many years after moving down from the Home Counties with her author, painter and photographer husband Reg. They are also collected by admirers all over the British Isles, Europe, America and Australasia. To many Cornish ex-patriots, Gill’s paintings are poignant reminders of “home” while to non Cornish collectors, overseas, they represent a distinctive culture and geography that is quite absent from their countries.

The Great Atlantic is once again proud to be staging this major exhibition of Gill Watkiss’ recent work.

The exhibition begins in The Great Atlantic Falmouth Gallery on October 15th running until October 25th. It will then move to the Map Works Gallery in St Just and run until November 16th.

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 .

‘Winter, Bodmin Moor’
limited edition lithographic print,
signed & numbered with certificate of authentication.
Printed by the Appledore Press
16.5 x 23” 42 x 59cm

‘Walkers, North Coast Road’
limited edition lithographic print,
signed & numbered with certificate of authentication.
Printed by the Appledore Press
15 x 19.5” 38 x 50cm

Early start - Stenalees, St Austell
23.5 x 30” 60 x 76cm oil on canvas

Trewellard stream
13 x 16” 33 x 40cm oil on board

Going home, St Just
12 x 14” 30 x 36cm oil on board

Walking on the North Coast road
12 x 16” 30 x 40cm oil on canvas

The Mummers Ring, St Just-in-Penwith
13.5 x 18” 35 x 45cm oil on canvas

After the Ferry Boat, Marazion Beach
16 x 19” 40 x 50cm oil on canvas

Kenidjack Valley
10 x 12” 25 x 31cm oil on board

Stenalees Institute, St Austell “Think of me”
18 x 18” 45 x 45cm oil on board

A winter’s day, Treviscose
23.5 x 23.5” 60 x 60cm oil on board

St Leven Church, West Penwith
23.5 x 19.5” 60 x 50cm oil on canvas

The visitors, Portreath
19.5 x 23.5” 50 x 60cm oil on canvas

Winter storm, Porthleven
19.5 x 23.5” 50 x 60cm oil on canvas

The walk home, Trewellard
12.5 x 14” 32 x 36cm oil on board

The old mine track, Portreath
11 x 12” 28 x 31cm oil on board

Early morning, St Austell
16 x 16” 40 x 40cm oil on canvas

The road to Nanpean
10 x 10” 25 x 25cm oil on deep edged unframed canvas

St Austell landscape
12 x 14” 30 x 36cm oil on board

Going to Stenalees
16 x 19” 40 x 48cm oil on board

A day by Godrevy Lighthouse
12 x 16” 30 x 40cm oil on board

Snowfall, Bodmin Moor
18 x 23.5” 45 x 60cm oil on canvas

Old Pound Chapel near Nanpean II
12 x 14” 31 x 36cm oil on canvas

View to Godrevy Lighthouse
19.5 x 23.5” 50 x 60cm oil on canvas

Going to Pool Market, Camborne
12 x 16” 30 x 41cm oil on board

15th - 25th October 2005

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