Seascapes of West Cornwall

These paintings are all about time.  The waves change every instant, affected by the light, tide, weather and changing morphology of the seabed.  The rocks and beaches, though they appear to be fixed and eternal, change according to the rhythm of geological time, which can act on the scale of thousands of years or can suddenly, shockingly speed up in the face of extraordinary storms.

The timescale of a human life exists within both these scales.  Standing on the sea shore as the waves wash towards and away, again and again, the spectator is transfixed by the roaring proof of the unrepeatability of each moment – at the same time becoming equally aware of the continuity of the material substance of the human body with the rocks, the sand and the spray.

To buy a painting - contact Karen Birt 
karenbirt@gmail.com 
07768 506004

Acrylic on Ampersand board
Porthgwidden cross currents close up
Porthgwidden cross currents zoomed out
Porthgwidden rolling waves I
Godrevy Lighthouse red sand
Hell's Mouth
Porthgwidden Beach, bright sand

Acrylic on paper on deep stretched canvas 20" x 8"

No frames necessary, but can be framed if required.
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Bedruthan archway
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Bedruthan cave with figure
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Bedruthan cave
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Bedruthan ripples
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Bedruthan reflection
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Bedruthan shadow SOLD
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Bedruthan waves
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Poldhu cove blue wave
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Porthmeor waves, soft horizon SOLD
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Porthmeor waves with yellow rock
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Bedruthan rocks tide coming in

Golden rectangle paintings 24" x 15", acrylic on paper, mounted and framed.

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Very low tide at Kynance Cove, looking towards The Bishop SOLD
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Kynance cove looking south SOLD
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Kynance cove north, looking down through cliffs
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Porthgwidden beach St Ives, roaring wave
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Porthmeor Beach St Ives, the tip of The Island, wave upon wave SOLD
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The tunnel at Kynance Cove - going in SOLD
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The tunnel at Kynace Cove - inside
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The tunnel at Kynance Cove - nearly there
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Kynance Cove, the green wave
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Kynance Cove, the green wave, zoomed in
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Godrevy lighthouse, pink and silver dawn SOLD
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Low tide at Porthgwidden Beach St Ives with a ridge of red seaweed
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Godrevy Lighthouse from Porthgwidden, high tide, green waves

Double square paintings 24" x 12" on deep stretched canvas, framed.

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Porthgwidden beach SOLD
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Porthmeor beach SOLD
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Porthminster beach
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Porthgwidden beach SOLD

18" x 6" and 16" x 6" on deep stretched canvas.  No frames necessary, but can be framed if required.

In format, these paintings recall the slices of landscape visible in the background through tall narrow windows in fifteenth century altarpieces.
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More sizes

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St Ives harbour
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Tintagel Haven high tide
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Small square wave painting 9.5" SOLD
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Porthminster Beach evening light 30" x 12"
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Kynance Cove summer stillness
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Tintagel Haven low tide
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Just waves, 14" x 10" SOLD