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The Final Gift of Summer is a beautifully mellow river bank painting with swallows and a tangle of wild flowers. It is a 30x30x1.5 inches. The style is semi abstract and composed of many overlapping transparent layers in full vibrant rainbow colours. To the left are the deep greens, blues, purples and turquoise of trees in shadow and behind them you can see the glittering sun in the bend of the river. To the right is a view across a mass of summer flowers and the hint of fields and trees and hills in the background with a single dwelling. Two swallows are dancing around on the left gathering insects ready for their long flight south. This painting was inspired by a walk one August day on the South Downs near the river Arun. The feeling was a little sad as I always miss the swallows when they leave. I tried to capture the gorgeous melancholy of the end of summer and there is a definite mood to this painting that hints of the end of something and the beginning of something new… Dedicated to all those people working to keep Sussex and its wildlife safe and beautiful. Painted on deep edge canvas, ready to hang, no frame needed.

The Song of the Deer is a colourful semi abstract oil painting of a group of deer in an autumn wood. It is 40x30x1.5 inches. The painting shows a fallow deer buck next to a pine tree as he looks towards three female deer in a clearing to his left and above him. The painting is very colourful and has a slightly fairy tale feeling to it - there is clearly a story (or song) going on between the male and the female deer. The inspiration for the painting was a walk I took in Knole Park, Sevenoaks one autumn where there is a long grassy valley between heathland and forest where the deer can be heard calling to each other during breeding season. The stag in this painting is one I followed for a while up a slope through some ferns which were in full autumn mode of gold, orange and green. Behind him I could see a small bunch of females appearing and disappearing out of the forest and ferns and I felt happy to be witnessing a cycle of nature that is timeless and fascinating to see. It is painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang and no frame needed. Comes with certificate of authenticity and gifts from the artist.

Tiger in the Ether is a 40x40x1.5 inches purple oil painting of a semi-abstract art-nouveau style tiger against an abstract background. The style is slightly art nouveau and makes use of the complementary colours of purple with yellow and orange with blue which makes the colours very vibrant and almost mystical. The background hints at trees and light behind them but is quite abstract. The tiger herself has a pensive expression and looks kinder than most tigers. She appears to be dissolving into the ether (ether being a spiritual idea) and has sparkles of light or energy flowing out from her. In reality, tigers really are in danger of dissolving out of existence so the message is quite poignant. Painted on deep edge canvas, white edges, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticy and gifts from the artist.

Transcendent Springtime is an exuberant semi-abstract painting of a springtime landscape with a brown hare in a wildflower meadow. It is 48x36 inches. The painting shows an ethereal scene whereby lots of particles, of various sizes, move in towards the centre of the painting where they coalesce into a joyful spring landscape. The brown hare is well disguised among the flowers and looks vaguely surprised by the way his world is in the process of being created or is possibly dissolving. This is partly inspired by the fact that whilst I love springtime, the flowers blooming and wildlife and bird activity changes very quickly from one week to the next and gives me a desperate urge to experience as much of it as I can before having to wait another year! A line of yellow flowers run across the middle of the marking the edge of the river. You cannot see the river itself but it has the meadow in the foreground and trees and fields in the background. The inspiration for this painting is a place near where I live in Forest by the bank of the river Medway. The feeling I was trying to convey is my constant one – Nature is beautiful, seasons are exciting, especially April and May, and our planet and its landscapes and wildlife need to be cherished and protected. Dedicated to everyone who is doing this from the person who picks up some litter to the David Attenborough’s and Chris Packham’s of the world – it is all valuable so thank you. Painted on deep edge canvas, white edges, no frame needed, ready to hang.

Divine Monarchs is a large semi-abstract wildlife painting of two deer in a bluebell wood in springtime. It is 48x48x1.5 inches. The painting was inspired by the months of April and May when the woodlands become carpeted in bluebells. I rarely spot deer in the forests as deer hide expertly, but in springtime it is easier to see them against the blues, lilacs and pinks of the flowers. I began the painting thinking to make a traditional portrait of a stag and a doe but found it impossible. Deer are just too ethereal and I am too inclined to try and capture the spirit of them rather than the anatomical accuracies - so this is what happened. The painting shimmers with the life and energy of the universe under trees and I have made the most of the interplay between sun and shade by contrasting the blue and lilacs of the shadows against the yellows, pinks and greens of the sun dappled scene. Painted on deep edge canvas, edges white, ready to hang, no frame needed. Comes with certificate of authenticity

Cuckmere Haven with Owl is a painting of the Cuckmere Haven river estuary near Seaford during the summer of 2022. It is 30x36x1.5 inches. This painting was inspired by a walk I took in August from Alfriston down to the sea along the river Cuckmere. The sky really was this blue and the golden yellows and browns of the hills and fields and the red barn really were these colours. Apparently, a short-eared owl is sometimes seen in the marshes here and so she makes a good addition to the scene. This is a spot that many artists paint so instead of trying to compete I took the thing I remembered most about this lovely day and that was the deep blue sky. Painted on deep edge canvas, no frame needed, edges painted to extend the landscape. Comes with certificate of authenticity and is ready to hang.

A Day in December is a large oil painting of a pheasant in a winter woodland. It is 40x40x1.5 inches. The painting is impressionistic, art nouveau and contemporary in style and is a capture of a day I spent in December last year in Friston Forest near Seaford. Autumn was very late and there were still leaves on the trees but the sun was very low so all kinds of interesting colours were circulating between warm and cold under the tree cover and this is what I wanted to catch. The pheasant is just a gorgeous twit who looked perfect in the composition as he contains the colours around him and is very much a part of the landscape. This particular part of the forest is a favourite of mine as still retains a faintly ethereal and magical quality. Dedicated to everyone who works to keep the South Downs landscapes and wildlife unmolested. Painted on deep edge canvas, no frame needed, ready to hang and comes with certificate of authenticity.

This is an old medicine bottle painted in oil on board. It is framed in a white handpainted wood frame. Image size (Cm): 19 x 24.2cm Frame Size (Cm): 32 x 37cm

I was mesmerised by the sea from the back of a boat. This painting depicts my experience of this watching the land move away as we came home. There is a little silver leaf underpinning this oil painting, so it looks different depending on the light, thereby adding to the sense of movement in the painting.

HI, I AM A CORNISH NAIVE ARTIST WHO PAINTS IN VERY THICK OIL,S VILLAGES, AND BEACHES ALSO FLOWERS OF DIFFERENT PLACES I VISIT HERE IN CORNWALL AS I HAVED LIVED HERE IN CORNWALL NOW FOR SOME 70 YEARS ,AFTER HITCHHICKING FROM LONDON TO ST IVES IN 1958 WITH A FRIEND WIZZ JONES A FOLK SINGER GITARIST ----(NOW SADLY PASSED)----- BUSKING FOR A YEAR or so HOW TIME FLY,S ============================= I WAS NEVER AN ARTIST ALL IN THE PAST YEARS, I DESIGNED MY OWN RANGE OF SOLID PINE FURNITURE AND SOLD IT IN MY OWN SHOP,S HERE IN CORNWALL FOR SOME 40 YEARS OR MORE ================================= ========================= BUT AT SIXTY PLUS, I DECIDED I NEEDED A COMPLETE CHANGE OF LIFE, SO I SOLD IT ALL ;AND DECIDED THAT I WANTED TO BE AN NAIVE ARTIST / ? SO I WENT OFF TO BRITTANY FRANCE AND FOUND A GREAT SMALL COMPLETLY DERALICT VICTORIAN HOTEL IN BRITTANY VILLAGE, THAT I PERCHASED AND WITH MY SON, RENOVATD IT OVER 3 SUMMERS, INTO TWO LARGE FLATS AND A ART GALLERY AND STUDIO FOR ME TO START MY ARTIST AMBITION TOTALY SELF TAUGHT TO TRY AND DEVELOP MY OWN STYLE OF NAIVE ART THIS I DID FOR THE NEXT 5 YEARS WITH MY WIFE, SOLD SOME 100 OR SO PAINTINGS AND HAD A GREAT TIME EXPLORING A LOT OF FRANCE ================================= AS ART WAS ALWAYS MY INTEREST A LARGE PART OF MY LIFE ========================== = NAIVE ART IS HOW THE ARTIST SEE,S THINGS ,NOT AS AN ART SCHOOL , TEACHE,S -SO JUST STARTED TO PAINT, AS WITH NO OVERHEAD,S I HAD NOTHING TO LOSE ========================== JUST START PAINTING AND SEE IF I WAS HAPPY WITH WHAT ARRIVED ON THE CANVASE AND THE TAKE IN THE REACTION TO MY NAIVE STYLE OF ART==ALL IN MY THICK OILS SO AS WITH NO BILLS TO PAY I COULD PAINT ==ANYTHING= ALL IN MY OWN STYLE OF --NAIVE STYLE,ALL OF VERY VERY THICK OIL.S AND PAINT JUST WHAT I HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO DO ========================== AT THE END OF EACH SUMMER WE RETURNED TO OUR HOUSE HERE IN PENZANCE, TO PAINT SOME NEW WORK FOR THE NEXT SUMMER IN BRITTANY AND A WALK AROUND THE VILLAGE LAKE AND DOWN INTO THE LARGE AJOINING FOREST GREAT STUFF =========================== PS. SORRY FOR ANY SPELLING MISTAKES I WAS ALWAYS A BIT DISSLEXIT ===================== AT 70 I SOLD THE GALLERY AND MOVED BACK HOME TO CORNWALL, BUYING AN OLD CORNISH STONE,VICTORIAN STABLES WITH A LARGE BACK SECLUDED GARDEN IDEAL FOR A STUDIO, PLUS A NEW GARDEN GALLERY FOR MY ART,SO I REDESIGNED IT AS A TROPICAL GARDEN AND ART GALLERY THAT IS OPEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHS OF APRIL TO SEPT 8 ========================= YOU ARE WELCOMED TO VISIT MY GARDEN AND VIEW MY ART HERE IN MITCHELL VILLAGE VERY CLOSE TO TRURO AND N NEWQUAY,IT.S JUST 300 YARDS OFF THE NEW A 30 DUEL CARRIAGEWAY HERE IN MITCHELL VILLAGE --------------------------- ALSO TO CONTINUE PAINTING HERE IN CORNWALL AS I WAS NO LONGER SHOWING MY ART IN THE 6 GALLERYS IN CORNWALL INC ST IVES-PADSTOW- NEWQUAY-WADEBRIDGE-AND PENZANCE================== ST IVES WAS THE BEST GALLERY FOR ME ,BUT THEY DID TAKE 60% PLUS IN SOME CASE,S OF THE GALLERY PRICES A LOT OF CASH FOR AN ARTIST TO LOSE,CONSIDERING,ITS ALL ON A SALE OR RETURN AND THE ARTIST HASE TO DELIVER THE ART AND COLLECT ANY NOT SOLD ( IF INFORMED) I FOUND ============================== ========================== BUT THEN COVID ARRIVED ,AND ALL THE GALLERYS INC ,MY OWN HERE IN KESLE MILL HAD TO CLOSE, BUT I CONTINUED TO PAINT AND SOLD TO MANY OF MY COLLECTERS FROM THIS AFFORDABLE ART WEBSITE AND PARTICULARY THE ST IVES GALLERY, THAT CLOSED AFTER COVID ALONG WITH THE OTHER 6 GALLERYS I WAS SHOWING IN ========================== THIS GAVE ME THE IDEAR TO OPEN MY HOME TROPICAL GARDEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE WEEKENDS IN THE SUMMER MONTHS,OR BY PHONE ARANGEMENT IN THE WINTER MONTH,S SO AT NEARLY 86 NOW,I ONLY DO WHAT I WANT TO DO ============================= HERE IN MY OWN JIM,S ==== SECRET GARDEN AND GALLERY NORMALLY 100 PLUS CANVASE ON SHOW IN THE GALLERY AND TROPICAL GARDEN ART WALL WITH WATERFULL PLUS MY OWN SCULPTURE FOR 2 SON.S WHO BOTH PASSED AWAY WITH CANCER =========================== LAST YEAR, AND THIS YEAR -------------------------- SO I INTEND TO REDESIGN IT AT 85 BUT YOU MUST ALWAYS HAVE A DREAM, I HAVE DONE THIS ALL MY LIFE,ALLWAYS WORKING FOR MY SELF, NOT VERY EASY AT TIMES, BUT I DID IT/ FOR 40 YEAR,S ======================= AND THIS SUMMER I INTEND TO INSTALL A FEATURE FOUNTAIN FOR THEM IN MY ART GARDEN, I DO ALL THE WORK ON MY GARDEN MYSELF INC INCLUDING THE STATUE /FOUNTAIN ========================== AND START TO PAINTING AGAIN --OF COURSE AFTER SUTCH AN AWFUL 18 MONTH,S FOR US== YEAR FOR US=== AND TRY TO FORGET ALL THAT HAPPEND I WANT ALL THE OLD PRESSURE,S OF THE LAST TWO YEARS GONE ============================ SO IF YOU WISH TO WANDER AROUND MY GALLERY AND GARDEN AND VIEW MY WORK PLEASE RING IN ADVANCE ,SO THANK,S TO ALL MY OLD CUSTERMERS,====== AND MABEY SEE ONE OR TWO OF YOU AGAIN THANKS JIM/R ===================== MY HOME LANDLINE === 01872 510622==== AFTER 10 AM PLEASE ------------------------ PLEASE NOTE ANY PAINTING PERCHASED FROM ME CAN BE EXCHANGED FOR ANOTHER FOR ANY REASON--AT ALL-FOR UP TO I MONTH AFTER PERCHASE, IN FACT NOBODY HASE YET DONE THIS ----------------------- IN FACT MORE PEOPLE HAVE PERCHASED ANOTHER PAINTING AT A LATER DATE SO MANY THANKS TO THEM ALL ======================== ======================= PLEASE NOTE = I NOW ONLY SHOW MY WORK ON THIS WEBSITE,-OR IN MY HOME TROPICAL GARDEN AND GALLERY============= MY WORK IS NOT AVAILABLE IN ANY OTHER GALLERYS ALSO NOTE I AM ONLY OPEN IN THE SUMMER MONTHE,S OF MAY TO SEPTEMBER AFTER 10-30 FRIDAYS -SAT-SUN WITH A LITTLE LUCK, IO VIEW ON ANY OTHER DAY ,PLEASE RING ME IN ADVANCE/ THANK,S J/R ======================= THANKS A LOT BY FOR NOW =J/R