Battersea Affordable Art Fair here we come

All packed up and on their way to London,

Paintings by...Chris Rigby,

Andrew Tozer,

Sarah Wimperis,

Miles Heseltine,

Paul Wadsworth,

 

and Ashley Hold

some amazing paintings and truly delicious framing:

Hope to see you there, you can still download half price tickets from our web site.

Time Flies When you...

are having fun, working hard and making plans.

Here we are getting ready for another foray up to London, the Affordable Art Fair in Battersea Park, 23rd to 27th October

We have some brand new, wonderful,energy-rich drawings by Miles Heseltine.

Georgous, take your breath away, interiors by Andrew Tozer,

Beautiful, iconic dreamlike paintings by Paul Wadsworth

Light filled, romantic paintings of interiors and gardens by Sarah Wimperis.

 

Fantastic and exciting new work from Chris Rigby and some of Ashley Hold's soulful and powerful night paintings.

What a rich and delightful mix, we cant wait to display them all and very much look forward to meeting old friends and new.

If you would like free tickets you can ask us to send you some or you can download half price tickets on our web site.

 

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What a Great Summer

It has been a very busy summer at the gallery.  A mixed show, "Cornish Light" throughout the summer with solo shows every two weeks.  Ben Warners was a fantastic collection, much anticipated and now almost sold out.  That was followed by a stunning collection of Andrew Tozers work, Cornwall in all its splendour, beautiful paintings which flew out of the gallery.

We have had several commissions completed by various artists, all of which have been received with much pleasure.

commission by Sarah Wimperis

commission by Andrew Tozer

We have a glorious exhibition on right now by Andrew Giddens, who has strayed away from the sea and gone into the landscape.

South Coast Farmland near Porthleven by Andrew Giddens
SOLD

Also beautiful paintings by Myles Oxenford, working on panels his clean, fresh paintings are like a cool breeze on a hot day.

Helford Passage
200mm x 1170mm, oil on panels by Myles Oxenford

 

We have some new jewellers, ceramic artists and painters to introduce.

Metal Drawings by Lisa Harrison

Silver Vessels by Nicola Bottono

Glass by Rosie Sutcliffe

Ceramics by Lincoln Kirby-Bell

Ceramica by Rob Nagorski 

Wave Light by Nigel Chamberlin

 

Ceramics by Tim Lake

jewellery by Becci Blanning

 

All together it is proving to be a sizzling summer which is not over yet...

 

 

 

Ben Warner Special Collection

Sailing, Falmouth Bay
155mm x 245mm, oil on board
SOLD

We have been showing a collection of new works by Ben Warner over the last week and, I am happy to report very busy selling them.  The painting above was tiny and absolutely exquisite.
There are still a few left on the walls if you want to wander along to the gallery and have a look.  He is an artist whose work has the most mesmerising atmosphere and beautiful depth.

Falmouth Docks
180mm x 265mm, oil on board
£695

Timeless pieces full of a glowing luminous light, suggested shapes giving the familiar skyline of Falmouth a new aspect.

Greenbank towards Falmouth Docks
380mm x 640mm, oil on board
£1250

 

They really benefit from viewing in person as the layers of paint, washed back and worked up to produce a wonderful patina, are fascinating in themselves.

Early Evening, Falmouth Docks
720mm x 770mm, oil on board
£1750

If you cant visit the gallery, you can visit our website where you are able to browse and purchase with one click. We deliver world-wide and can gift wrap anything!  Own Art, the brilliant interest free credit system, can help spread the cost of a painting and can be completed over the phone.

Amanda Hoskin, Landscape Stories

Watching the Sun Going Down, Not a Sound
300mm x 295mm, oil on paper
£700

Tomorrow we open a new exhibition of paintings by Amanda Hoskin.  Cornwall in all its lovely guises.  Quiet evening sunsets, silent river stillness, beautiful light across the bay, images framed with the glories of Cornish hedgerows, overflowing with wild flowers.

Towards Menabilly, Daffodils and Sunlight
330mm x 695mm, oil on paper
£1150

Amanda has taken her paints and her sketchbooks and explored her favourite places.  Living in Fowey many of these are also places that DuMaurier used as inspiration for her writing.  Both artist and writer capturing the mystery and magic of this ancient landscape.

“ I decided to visit many of the areas described in Du Maurier’s novels. Seeing these places through her books and her imagination and then using the way I work to connect with the landscape has been a very interesting process. Her fascination with Cornish history has also provided a sense of the landscape of the past. Working on Bodmin Moor, time stands still where only the sky or light seems to change or Polridmouth Beach on a stormy morning with the sky a pinkish grey and the rocks black and menacing, images of Daphne Du Maurier characters would come to mind. For me she has put into words the landscape of Cornwall.”

Silence of the River Fowey
565mm x 640mm, oil on paper
£1750

It is a lovely collection of paintings, infused with a peaceful mood and created in a very fine, seemingly magical, manner.  Amanda's sensitive splattering and perfectly placed marks working themselves into light on water, flowers on the cliff tops, distant masts and faraway homes.
Please join us at the gallery for an evening view with wine and canapés, on Friday 5th July from 6pm.  The artist will be there and there will be a chance to see her brilliant sketchbooks, which will take your breath away!
There is also a hard backed book published to compliment this exhibition which contains many pages from her sketchbooks and the paintings that those sketches inform.  It costs £25.00 and can be brought with a few clicks from our web site or from the gallery.

Morning Light Fills Pont Pill, View from my Kitchen
205mm x 540mm, oil on paper
£800

The exhibition is part of the summer long series of shows under the title of "Cornish Light".  Amanda's work will be in the downstairs gallery from Friday 5th July until Wednesday 17th July.

Secret Art For Water Tonight

The sale of secret art works begins tonight, we already have a queue forming, the doors will open at 6pm, wine and canapés will be served, you will be able to buy two secret arts then re-join the queue for another go!
All in aid of the Falmouth Rotary Club WASH project
COME ALONG AND JOIN THE QUEUE.

News From Our Artists

House and Cars. watercolour by
Danny Markey

Danny Markey is an award winning artist whose roots are in Falmouth and who Beside the Wave are very proud to represent. 
His work has been chosen for the Discerning Eye, Lynn Painter-Stainers Prize and the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.  This year he is one of the judging panel for the Sunday Times Watercolour Competition.
"Now in its 26th year, The Sunday Times Watercolour Competition champions the beauty and diversity of the medium of watercolour, and celebrates all works produced in water-based mediums, whether abstract or figurative, contemporary or traditional. A total of £18,000 will be awarded to artists who demonstrate a high level of skill and creativity. Prizes include a First Prize of £10,000, Second Prize of £6,000 and the Smith & Williamson Cityscape Prize of £1,500.



The 2013 judging panel is: Julia Farrer, artist; Danny Markey, artist; Dr Susan Owens, Curator of Painting, Victoria & Albert Museum; Desmond Shawe-Taylor CVO, Surveyor of the Queen’s Pictures; and Hugh Pearman, critic & writer, The Sunday Times. They will select approximately 100 works for an exhibition at the Mall Galleries, London from 16-21 September 2013, followed by the Smith & Williamson tour to venues throughout the UK."


Madelaine by Anne-Marie Butlin

Anne-Marie Butlin, better known at Beside the Wave for her exquisite still life painting, has been busy painting equally beautiful portraits and has had one of her portraits accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition.

Lovely Morocco

Riad Terrace
200 x 280mm pen and ink
£195
 

The exhibition Moroccan Journey opened yesterday with more paintings and a selection of lovely pen and ink drawings.  We were blessed with Azure skies for the evening viewing.

view from the gallery last night

and the gallery looked lovely, wine flowed and the Moroccan style canapes went down a treat.  Even the flowers had an exotic twist!

 

City Shapes
320mm x 370mm
gouache on paper
£750

 These lovely paintings are selling fast.  Plus I am now an own art expert.  (I have been training today) Own art is the fantastic, interest FREE, loan that spreads the cost of an original work of art over ten months, so the painting above could be yours for only £75 a month!  That's £2.50 a day, more or less...whats not to like about that!

Souk Jedid, Essaouira
380 x 490mm
gouache on paper
£1150