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HI -WELCOME TO MY NEW WEB SITE===-ALSO MY NEW GARDEN GALLERY==-NEXY TO MY HOUSE IN MITCHELL NEAR TRURO IN CORNWALL-- I NOW ONLY SELL FROM MY GALLERY DUE TO THE PANDEMIC,======= -OR FROM THIS WEBSITE- SO NOW YOU CAN BUY DIRECT FROM THE ARTIST-- AT 50% LESS THAN THE GALLERY PRICES AS I HAVE DISCOUNTED THERE COMISION ==================================== I PAINT IN 5 SIZES OF DEEP EDGE CANVASE,S=== SMALL 16X12"--MEDIUM 12X24"-- LARGE--24X24"ALSO 20X30"- -AND EXTRA LARGE= IS ANY SIZE ABOVE-30"X20" OR==24"X24" INCHES LIKE 24X36" ==OR==30X30" I TRY TO PRICE THEM ALL ACCORDNG TO SIZE AT THE SAME PRICE TO MAKE LIFE EASY I HOPE THIS MAKES SENCE TO EVERYBODY --------------------------------------------------------------------------- I AM NOW 80 YARS OLD AND STARTED PAINTING AT 63--- IN BRITTANY FRANCE-- IN MY OWN GALLERY-- GALLERY DE LA CASCADE ===================== A NEW CHANGE OF DIRECTION AFTER 40 PLUS YEARS WORKING FOR MYSELF IN THE ANTIQUE RECYCLING TRADE ===VERY SUCCESSFULLY MAKEING AND RENOVATING AND DESIGNING FURNITURE OLD FURNITURE LIKE THE TV PROGRAM ==THE REPAIR SHED==== ON TV AT PRESENT==== =AS I HAD ALWAYS COLLECTED NAIVE ART -- SO I THOUGHT I WILL TRY BECOME A NAIVE ARTIST IN MY RETIREMENT- AND FIND MY OWN STYLE-- THIS I THINK I NOW HAVE ALSO I AM HAPPY TO SAY I HAVE NOW SOLD APPROX 800 PAINTING OVER THE LAST 17 YEARS THIS HASE PAID FOR ALL MY MATERIALS I THINK-- - NOT COUNTING THE ONES I HAVE DONATED TO CHARITY,S ======================== I HOPE TO KEEP PAINTING FOR ANOTHER FEW YEARS ---WHO KNOWS ?

THIS WAS AN ARTICLE IN THE ST IVES CORNWALL PAPER ===THE SUMMER BEFORE THE COVID PANDEMIC LOCKDOWN======WHEN I WAS SHOWING MY WORK IN A ST IVES GALLERY THINGS ART WISE WAS GOING VERY WELL THERE AT THE TIME==BUT COVID PUT AN END TO ALL THAT ==AND THE GALLERY CLOSED FOR GOOD LIKE ALL THE OTHER 5 I WAS SHOWING IN HERE IN CORNWALL====SO I DECIDED TO OPEN MY OWN LARGER GALLERY IN MY GARDEN HERE IN MITCHELL AND HOPE TO ATTRACT NEW CUSTOMERS SOME HOW TO VISIT==== ALSO I HAVE TACKEN OFF THE GALLERYS 50% COMMISION TO ATRACT NEW BUYERS==LETS SEE HOW IT PANS OUT==ALL MY 20 SALES LAST YEAR WAS TO CUSTOMERS WHO HAD PURCHASED MY WORK SOMETIME IN THE PAST AND WANTED ANOTHER-- THANKS JIM

THIS IS A PHOTO OF MY OLD GALLERY HAD IN BRITTANY IN FRANCE IT WAS A DERELECT HOTEL IN FRANCE== I PERSONALY RENOVATED IT OVER TWO SUMMERS THE SHOP THE STUDIO ALSO THE 12 ROOMS ABOVE THE SHOP THATS WHY IT WAS A TWO YEAR PROJECT,== AND THEN THE ==THIRD YEAR WE OPENED IT 4 DAYS A WEEK WITH ALL MY OWN WORK ALSO TO IMPROVE MY FRENCH A LITTLE ========================= AS THIS WAS THE ONLY WAY I COULD SEE FORWARD TO START TRYING TO PAINT AND TO DISPLAY MY WORK-= AND PAINT AT THE REAR OF THE GALLERY ======================== -TO TRY AND FIND MY OWN STYLE== AS I HAD NO PREVIOUS PAINTING EXPERIENCE AT ALL ==--BUT I THOUGHT JUST GET ON WITH IT AND I WILL FIND A STYLE THAT SUITS ME=== THIS I DID FOR THE FOLLOWING 5 SUMMERS WITH MY WIFE IT WAS GREAT FUN --------------------- CLOSED 3 DAYS A WEEK OPENING 4 DAYS A WEEK AND EXPLORING BRITTANY ON OUR THE DAYS OFF I SOLD APROX 150 PAINTINGS OVER THIS PERIODE ======================= BUT AT 70 YEARS OLD I DECIDED TO STAY PUT IN CORNWALL HAVEING LIVED HERE MOST OF MY LIFE WE HAD PURCHASED THIS HOUSE== THE OLD STABLES HERE IN MICHELL AND I WANTED TO OPEN MY GARDEN GALLERY HERE IN MITCHELL ALSO MY PAINTIGS WERE SELLING WELL IN ST IVES-AT THIS TIME ============================ -SO MY ARTIST DAUGHTER MELANIE MC DONALD PURCHASED IT FROM ME SHE STILL HASE IT AS SHE LIVES IN BRITTANY NOW ============== AND I HAD OPENED= MY GARDEN GALLERY HERE IN MITCHELL IN CORNWALL==SO THATS HOW I STARTED PAINTING

WELCOME TO MY NEW GARDEN GALLERY NEXT TO MY HOUSE IN MITCHELL VILLAGE NEAR TRURO TR85AT ===================== OVER 100 PAINTINGS TO VIEW ALL AT DIRECT ARTIST PRICES 50% LESS THAN MY GALLERY PRICES YOU SAVE THERE COMISION -------------------------- ==DUE TO THE VIRUS------- ONLY TWO PEOPLE IN THE GALLERY AT THE SAME TIME PLEASE YOU AR LEFT TO VIEW AT YOUR LEISURE--NO HASSLE I AM CLOSE BY FOR ANY INFO YOU MAY WANT -- ====================== MY GARDEN GALLERY IS A LITTLE CHEAPER THAN THE WEB ,------ AS THER IS NO P&P SO IT CAN WELL BE WORTH A VISIT ===================== JIM,S NEW GARDEN GALLERY IS NEXT TO MY HOUSE --------------------------- - THIS WILL BE OPEN IN MAY ON WEEKENDS 11 TO 5 ISH FRI--SAT--SUN AS NOW ONLY SELL FROM MY OWN GARDEN GALLERY I AM SORRY TO SAY ======================= ---------------------- AS ALL THE OTHER 6 GALLERYS I DID SHOWED IN ARE NOW CLOSED DUE TO THE PANDEMIC ====================== ---------------------- =================== ---OPEN-------- MOST WEEKENDS FRI -SAT -SUN-- 11--O --5 ISH OR OTHER DAYS BY A PHONE ARRANGEMENT THE DAY BEFORE HAND ============================ APPROX 100 PAINTINGS TO VIEW ALL AT DIRECT FROM THE ARTIST AT ARTIST PRICES 55% LESS THAN THE GALLERY PRICES =========================== AS MOST GALLERY TAKE 50 TO 55% OF ANY SALES THIS I AM PASSING ON TO YOU

THIS IS A NICE OIL PAINTING= OF MY HOUSE IN MITCHEL THAT IS NEXT TO MY NEW GARDEN GALLERY ------------------------- ON MY EXTRA LARGE SIZE OF DEEP FRAMED CANVASE 20X30" inches or 50x76 cm ========================== IT WAS THE OLD VICTORIAN STABLES NEXT TO THE OLD FARMHOUSE TO THE RIGHT OF IT ================== ALL IN MY OWN NAIVE STYLE OF THICK OILS WITH LOTS OF TEXTURES ================= =================== MY NEW WALK AROUND GARDEN GALLERY WILL BE OPEN SUBJECT TO THE WEATHER 100-plus OF MY RECENT LOCKDOWN WORKS =================== IT WILL BE OPEN IN IN MAY ===================== OVER ONE YEARS WORK APROX 100 OIL PAINTINGS ALL ON DEEP FRAMED CANVASES ------------------------- THIS IS NOW MY ONLY OUTLET=====NOW FOR OTHER DAYS IN THE WEEK 11 TO 5 BY APOINTMENT ======================= PLEASE RING== THE DAY BEFORE= YOU VISIT==== TO BE CERTAIN I AM OPEN RING 01872-510622

---THIS IS MY LARGE SIZE CANVAS 61X46 CM==OR 24"X18" ===IN A DEEP FRAME - AND READY TO HANG ON YOUR WALL ---------------------------------- THE PUB AND RESTAURANT IT IS NEARLY OPOSITE MY HOUSE AND GARDEN GALLERY IN MITCHELL IS THE PLUME OF FEATHERS WELL WORTH A VISIT ----------------------------- I PAINT IN SIX SIZES OF CANVASE FROM 16X8 INCHES OR 40X20 CM TO 30X30 INCHES OR 76X76 CM ALL ARE IN DEEP EDGE FRAMES AND READY TO HANG NO FRAMES ARE NEEDED ALL IN DEEP FRAME,S ----------------------------- YOU CAN CHANGE ANY PAINTING YOU BUY FOR YOUR SELF OR SOMEONE ELSE AS A PRESENT UP TO ONE MONTH AFTER PURCHASE TO THE SAME VALUE OR ABOVE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM AT ALL ------------------------- RING ME ON-01872-510622 FOR ANY INFO

THIS IS MY LARGE SIZE OF DEEP EDGE CANVASE 30x20 inches or 60x51 cm edges painted white S NO FRAMEING IS NEEDED ITS READY TO HANG --------------------------------------------- WONDERFUL ST IVES SEA FRONT IN THICK OILS--LOTS OF TEXTURES IN M OWN NAIVE STYLE

THIS IS MY EXTRA LARGE SIZE CANVAS IN A DEEP FRAME 30X20 INCHES ================================= in thick oils in my own naive style THE RED BOAT IS HOME SMEATONS PIER IN ST IVES- -IN THICK OIS LOTS OF TEXTURES A REALLY NICE PAINTING

ALL IN THICK OILS IN MY OWN STYLE- --------OF THICK OILS ,-THE FANTASTIC WHITE HOUSE IN MARAZION OPPOSITE THE MOUNT,-- AGREAT PLACE TO VISIT THIS IS AN EXTRA LARGE CANVASE OF 76X60 OR 30X24 INCHES CM DEEP FRAMED EDGES PAINTED WHITE SO ITS ALL READY TO HANG NO FRAME IS NEEDED, LOTS OF TEXTURES

PADSTOW IS A CREAT PLACE TO VISIT IF YOU ARE VISITING CORNWALL RICK STEINS FISH AND CHIP SHOP IS A GOOD LUNCH THER ARE LOTS OF INTERESTING SHOPS ------------------------------------------ THIS MY EXTRA LARGE SIZE OF CANVASE 76X20 CM 30X20 INCHES IN MY OWN STYLE OF THICK OILS LOTS OF GOOD TEXTURES, A REAL FEEL GOOD PAINTING