sea blue sky abstracts

Bath Society of Artists launches its Summer Open Exhibition on Friday 19 May, 2017. This popular annual event is always exciting and well attended owing to the high standard of exhibits selected and displayed at the City's prestigious Victoria Gallery , situated beside the historic and picturesque Pulteney Bridge The show will run until 15 July 2017, daily from 10.30 am - 5.00 pm. Invitation info Invitation image artist copyright Maxine Foster I'm delighted to have had two of my small paintings selected (see below). They're both framed and rendered in oil on gesso primed board, so keep an eye out for them if you happen to be among the many visitors to cross the Gallery threshold this summer. 'Tidal Beach'   SOLD 'Gwithian Sky and Sea'   SOLD Click images to enlarge. Click highlighted links to find out more about Bath Society of Arts, Victoria Art Gallery and Pulteney Bridge. Lesley Ninnes St

Cornwall Hospice Care Charity Art Auction, which took place at the Exchange Gallery , Penzance on Saturday 13 May, 2017, attracted over 100 lots donated by mainly local artists.  Although initially less busy than the previous art fundraising auction for St Julia's and Mount Edgcumbe hospices at The Exchange, all of the submissions sold on the night thanks to the efforts of auctioneer David Lay, whose performance, sometimes bordering outrageous but hugely entertaining, swept the audience through a whirlwind 2 hours of laughs and financial outlay.  On arrival visitors received a glass of bubbly, delicious canapes from Archie Browns  and viewed the artworks, to the impressive saxophone accompaniment provided by glamorous all-female quartet 'Cafe Sax'.   There were bargains to be had for buyers delighted to acquire pieces of original art below market price and also many big selling artworks attracting a flurry of bidding and counter bidding to benefit this worthwhile cause.

'Mixed May' is as good a way of describing this month so far, as the weather changes radically from day to day - sometimes hour by hour.  May is such a lovely month though, trees and flowers are bursting into life, a profusion of fresh colours and new greens - especially when the sun shines! All of the framed square paintings shown below can be found at Art Space Gallery, St Ives with the exception of 'The Beach in May' which will arrive in the next few days.   The rectangular paintings are awaiting a trip to the framers, to be mounted prior to delivery to the browsers at St Ives Society of Artists Mariners Gallery. 'Nice Day, Noisy Surf' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm.   SOLD 'Surf, Creamy with Sand' oil on primed paper, 9 x 14 cm. 'Cove, Onshore Wind' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'This Place, Porthmeor' oil on board, 13.5 x 13.5 cm. SOLD 'Invisible Horizon