Beside The Wave

Thursday, 23 January 2014

Introducing Jon Doran

Cup on Paper
26 cm x 20.4 cm

Introducing another new artist to our walls, still a student at Falmouth he was awarded Young Artist Award, Cork Street Open Exhibition 2013. Come and have a look at his paintings, quietly assertive, rather beautiful and hanging on the gallery walls this week.

Thursday, 16 January 2014

Introducing Oliver Bevan.

Cliff Against the Light by Oliver Bevan
100cm x 81cm
oil on canvas
£2,600

This week we are introducing a new artist: Oliver Bevan.

Bevan is a British artist who was born in Peterborough, UK, in 1941 and educated at Eton College.

After leaving school he spent a year in 1959-60 working for Voluntary Service Overseas in British North Borneo before returning to London to study painting at the Royal College of Art, where he became strongly influenced by Op Art and in particular the work of Victor Vasarely.

Bevan graduated from the RCA in 1964 and had his first exhibition of Op Art-inspired paintings the following year. Optical, geometric and kinetic art then served him well until the late 1970's. Then he moved to the Canadian prairies for a two-year teaching post at the University of Saskatchewan. By the time he returned to London in 1979 he had abandoned abstract art in favour of figurative art and urban realism.

Low Tide Bedruthan
oil on canvas
50cm x 50cm
£1,200

In recent years he has been drawn to the coast and produced some outstanding landscapes on the North Coast of Cornwall some of which are currently showing at Beside The Wave.

You can view all of the paintings on our new web site or visit the gallery this week to see them on display.

Thursday, 9 January 2014

An Exciting Start To 2014

New Years bring new things, we are very excited as we have just launched our new web site. It has pictures of every painting, most with additional images of their framing, every ring and earring, every ceramic creation, it will have a great news section and a lovely, easy to use, click and buy system. You can go and browse now on our new web site
We are also excited about our new exhibition schedule...

The Studio of Miles Heseltine

We have been doing some studio visits. Miles Heseltine in his space down towards the end of Cornwall, buried in the gorse and stunted oaks, next to ruined engine houses, it was like walking into one of his drawings. An artist who has the ability to get inside and become his landscape. Drawings of energy and magnitude and beautiful paintings will be seen at the end of February.

The Studio of Ben Warner

Ben Warner at his studio, a carefully considered space, full of texture and controlled chaos. There is an exciting collection growing, large moody pieces, full of atmospheric colour alongside tiny exquisite studies ready for his exhibition in March.

The Studio of Sarah Wimperis

Sarah Wimperis has a new collection, paintings of place embroidered with threads of memory making a nostalgic and romantic collection, showing together with Anne-Marie Butlins' beautiful still life paintings of flowers. It's "The Art of Romance" beginning on February 7th.

Morning in Provence

To start the year we have a collection of works from several artists. The "Start a Collection" exhibition is a rare opportunity for those with a real interest in art to start their own collection.
For three weeks in January work from a selection of gallery artists will be for sale at significantly discounted prices. Start a Collection offers work by artists such as Miles Heseltine, Sarah Wimperis, Richard Tuff and Richard Thorn, at prices that are more accessible to both first-time buyers and well-established collectors.
A selection of 50 works from the gallery collections will go on sale with savings of up to £1,000 on major works by key gallery artists. The collection is published online and works will be allocated on a first come first served basis.
So go and take a look on our new and glorious web site, let us know what you think and please call in to the gallery to see, in person, some of the best paintings available in Cornwall.
We have a very good feeling about 2014! Happy New Year!

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Friday, 29 November 2013

Christmas Has Started

We had a fantastic busy opening evening last night, with some last minute additions in the form of truly lovely Tozer classics, look at this...

It's a little beauty, in the gallery now and could be yours for only £49.50 per month with own art, that is equivalent to less than three and a half pints of middle (spingo from Helstons Blue Anchor) per week, according to my dear husband. Now I know what I would prefer and which is better for your health!

We also had a delivery of Annie Hellyer's beautifully mesmeric pots, hot off the kiln. Full of energy and perfect meditation all at one and the same time, starting from only £75 they are striking collectors pieces and I want one...now, with a very special shelf to show off its pristine form as well. I hope Father Christmas is listening!

We will be open for late night shopping every Thursday evening untill Christmas, and our window will also be growing...that's exciting! Watch this space...I will update!

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Tuesday, 26 November 2013

We Love...

CHRISTMAS!

Getting ready for the Christmas mixed show, "Little Gems"

We will be having an evening opening at 6pm on Thursday 28th of November,

mince pies, mulled wine and marvellous mini masterpieces,

with work from...

Richard Thorn

Emma Jeffryes

Sarah Wimperis

Roy Goodman

Myles Oxenford

Amanda Hoskin

Anne-Marie Butlin

Andrew Tozer

Miles Heseltine

Paul Wadsworth

Come and join us to start the festive season.

Monday, 18 November 2013

Catching The Wave!

Helford Morning by Richard Tuff
44.5cm x 57cm SOLD

We have had a very busy few weeks. Battersea Affordable Art Fair was our best fair to date, selling very well for Miles Heseltine, both his extraordinary, huge plein-air drawings as well as his wonderfully expressive and painterly paintings. We sold a glorious Wadsworth and a lovely collection of Wimperis paintings.
Right now in the gallery we have the tail end of a simply gorgeous Richard Tuff collection, The Colours of the South Coast. Richards work continues to evolve in many ways, his mastery of colour seems to grow with every exhibition and the confidence and fluidity with which he handles the paint is beautiful.

Boats by the Quay
32.5cm x 38cm £750

They have been flying out of the gallery. If you have been unlucky this time we are holding a 25th anniversary exhibition of Richard Tuff's work next June, 6th to 20th 2014, a date to put in your diary!

New Work from Nigel Chamberlain

We have had a selection of work from one of our new artists, Nigel Chamberlain, two have already sold, as they were leaving the gallery to go to the framers! He is one to watch, I am hoping that we will be able to show them for the Christmas collection.

Christmas is fast approaching, we have our Christmas Mixed Exhibition, Little Gems, opening evening (mince pies, mulled wine, mini masterpieces and merriment). We have a great collection from a lot of our artists of smaller works for under £500 as well as some impressive larger pieces. Please join us to start the festive season from 6pm on Thursday 28th November. It is the first night of late night shopping in Falmouth and we shall be opening until 8pm every Thursday up to Christmas.