Description: 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