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Michael Praed
“In my most recent painting, I have become more concerned with the vertical and horizontal line, found in Cornwall’s harbour walls, contrasting with the softer, curving forms of the fishing craft within these compositions. The spacing and positioning of abstracted shape, within the frame, are as important to me as the layering of texture, colour and tone using oil paint in with a mixed media. I am seeking to capture the vibrancy and luminosity of the changing Cornish light and this governs the final outcome of each painting.”
– Michael Praed.
John Piper
“It was a visit to the Penwith Gallery in 1964 that started my interest in painting. Five years later I was to have my first painting exhibited in a Member’s exhibition. I have been involved, on and off, with the Penwith ever since, although for a number of years I spent more time with the Newlyn Society of Artists. My paintings are mainly in oils and are always based on the landscape of West Penwith. It is the starkness of the area that appeals, granite houses and barns, blackthorn and hawthorn trees, and the weathered and lichen-covered outcrops of rock. It has become an obsession.”
John Emanuel
In 1964 his interest in art deepened and he moved to Cornwall where he worked full-time, allowing him to continue painting. It was ten years before he had his first exhibition. During this time John made close artist friends with Dick Gilbert and later John Wells, Denis Mitchell and Alexander Mackenzie.
Since the early 1980s John has lived in St Ives, working from a Porthmeor Studio overlooking Porthmeor Beach. The studio was previously used by the sculptor John Milne.
Over the years, John has visited the Scillies – in particular, St Agnes and St Martins; the northern fells and lakes of Cumbria and the island of Mull.
Thu 2nd May, 2024
The Working Boat, Falmouth
£35 — £35
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The Working Boat, Falmouth
£35 — £35
Fri 3rd May, 2024
Morrab Library, Penzance
£10 — £10
Fri 3rd May, 2024
Trebah Garden, Falmouth
£45 — £50
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