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
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Porthgwidden cross currents close up
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Porthgwidden cross currents zoomed out
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Porthgwidden rolling waves I
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Godrevy Lighthouse red sand
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Hell's Mouth
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Porthgwidden Beach, bright sand
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Acrylic on paper on deep stretched canvas 20" x 8"
No frames necessary, but can be framed if required.
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Golden rectangle paintings 24" x 15", acrylic on paper, mounted and framed.
Very low tide at Kynance Cove, looking towards The Bishop SOLD
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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Double square paintings 24" x 12" on deep stretched canvas, framed.
Porthgwidden beach SOLD
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Porthmeor beach SOLD
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Porthminster beach
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Porthgwidden beach SOLD
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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
St Ives harbour
Kynance Cove summer stillness
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Tintagel Haven low tide
Just waves, 14" x 10" SOLD
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