by emma jeffryes
“Living in a tall house at the top of a hill in Carbis Bay, with a large dormer window, we have a view that I treasure dearly: it is a panorama that looks out over the ocean from St. Ives Bay and across the Hayle Estuary to Godrevy and beyond. It is an absolutely integral part of my day, to look at this view of the sea many times, for which I am truly thankful. Since moving to St. Ives 26 years ago, I have had the privilege of living a very maritime lifestyle - swimming in, walking by, surfing on and contemplating next to the sea.
In May of 2022, for this exhibition, I spent the weekend at the ‘Seasalts and Sails’ Festival in Mousehole, a true spectacle of old sailing vessels and their salty-sea-dog crews. I became absorbed with recording the weekend’s activities, through sketches, photographs and ‘en plein air’ work, from which to work up paintings back in the studio. This has manifested in some experimentation with expressive mark making, mixed media, texture and a return to working directly from life.
The sea is fundamental to my life and is a continual source of inspiration. The majority of my work has always revolved around the ocean, and so I am hoping this new collection will encompass and express all that the sea means to me”.
Emma Jeffryes 2023
list of work s - please see online for emma ’ s complete collection
‘ deep velvet leaves ’ - mixed media on board , 47 x 39 cm , £725
‘ plants i like ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 46 x 35 cm , £675
‘ sunrise harbour ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 46 x 35 cm , £675
‘ peonies and neons ’- acrylic on canvas board , 46 x 35 cm , £675
‘ daffs in the sunshine pot ’ - acrylic on board , 36 x 36 cm , £575
‘ flowers and alan ’ s mugs ’ - acrylic on canvas , 82 x 82 cm , £2600
‘ bring back the carnation ’ - mixed media on board , 54 x 47 cm , £745
‘ succulents above , flowers below ’ - acrylic on board , 41 x 30 cm , £575
‘ dahlias in sunset ’ - acrylic on canvas , 40 x 31 cm , £575
‘ lemons and tetes ’ - acrylic on board , 31 x 41 cm , £575
‘ goldfinches in the golden dunes ’ - acrylic on canvas , 76 x 76 cm , £1700
‘ heatwave ’ - mixed media on canvas , 61 x 61 cm , £950
‘ beachscape ’ - mixed media on canvas , 61 x 76 cm , £1400
‘ grassy headland approaching porthgwarra ’ - acrylic on cavas , 71 x 92 cm , £2500
‘ heather and greens , zennor quoit ’ - mixed media on canvas , 76 x 102 cm , £3100
‘ spring fields ’ - acrylic on board , 24 x 29 cm , £475
‘ coastal meadow ’ - mixed media on canvas , 61 x 51 cm , £925
‘ hot blue sky ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 30 x 41 cm , £575
‘ porthmeor ’ - acrylic on board , 61 x 81 cm , £1400
‘ rainstorm off porthmeor ’ - acrylic on canvas , 76 x 122 cm , £3700
‘ seagulls on windy rooftop ’ - acrylic on board , 61 x 76 cm , £1350
‘ hawkes point swimmers ’ - acrylic on canvas , 50 x 50 cm , £825
‘ canoeists ’ - mixed media on canvas , 50 x 50 cm , £825
‘ white sails , st anthony ’ s head ’ - acrylic on canvas , 61 x 76 cm , £1400
‘ tater du ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 51 x 41 cm , £725
‘ blue harbour ’ - acrylic on canvas , 71 x 92 cm , £2500
‘ big fishing boat ’ - acrylic on canvas , 102 x 76 cm , £3100
‘ moustached sailors ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 36 x 46 cm , £650
‘ yellow tide ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 25 x 20 cm , £395
‘ harbour yellows ’ - mixed media on canvas , 76 x 102 cm , £3100
‘ boats on sand ’ - acrylic on board , 35 x 42 cm , £575
‘ boat brights ’ - acrylic on cavas , 92 x 122 cm , £4300
‘ old fishing boat ’ - mixed media on board , 32 x 38 cm , £575
‘ harbour and bay , mousehole ’ - mixed media on board , 28 x 36 cm , £525
‘ wind in our sails ’ - acrylic on canvas board , 28 x 36 cm , £525
‘ high seas ’ - acrylic on board , 22 x 28 cm , £475
‘ red sails ’ - acrylic on cradled board , 28 x 36 cm , £525
‘ old boat sailing ( mousehole festival ) - mixed media on board , 20 x 25 cm , £395
‘ seasalts and sails study 1’ - on paper , 14 x 21 cm , £195
‘ seasalts and sails study 2’ - on paper , 15 x 21 cm , £195
‘ seasalts and sails study 3’ - on paper , 14 x 21 cm , £195
