white tide m a rt h a h o l m e s
‘White Tide’ 27th May 2022 - 24th June 2022 “Every time I paint in the same landscape, I become more familiar with its character: the configuration of colour, the amalgamation of shapes and forms, and the way the movement of the tide and light changes its identity. Over time my eye has begun to simplify the landscape, both in colour and form; over the past months this has led to paintings of a more abstract, minimal nature. These paintings have existed in my sketchbook as loose marks and ideas, but naturally it takes time to translate them onto canvas. The introduction of larger, flat areas of colour with simpler, paired back shapes still retains the same immersive energy felt in previous collections of the landscape along the Penwith coastline. I spent many days in early spring working from the beach hut on Porthgwidden, noting the movement and rhythm of the tide from early morning to evening, allowing new shapes and forms to develop on the canvas. The sweeping shape of the tide has become a pivotal mark in this body of work, paired with contrasting hues referencing the landscape surrounding Porthgwidden. The canvas and raw board have become integral elements in the overall dynamic of the paintings - small areas of unpainted surface, often where two colours meet, become a hue in their own right, giving a sense of space to the work. The addition of oil bar into this series has allowed a looser, more textural way of layering on the canvas, similar to the way I work in my sketchbook”.
Martha Holmes, 2022
LIST OF WORKS See online for Martha’s complete collection
1-4
5-8
9-12
13-16
17-20
21-24
25-27
28-30
31-33
34-36
37-39
40-42
43-44
45
46
47
48
49
LIST OF WORKS
1
Zennor Greens
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
2.
Moving Sky near Rosemergy, Zennor
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
3.
High Tide, Deep Sea - Porthgwidden
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
4.
Blue Sea, Porthmeor II
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
5.
Blue Sea, Porthmeor III
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
6.
Hint of Blue, Porthgwidden
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
7.
Ochre in the Headland, Rosemergy
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
8.
Two Blue Forms, Porthmeor
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
9.
Deep Green Landscape, Zennor
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
10.
Rich Yellow near Zennor
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
11.
Soft Hues, Porthgwidden
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
12.
An April Day, Porthmeor
oil on board
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
13.
Two White Tides from the Beach Hut
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
14.
Harbour Wall at Low Tide, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
15.
Moving Tide, Porthgwidden
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
16.
A Calm Morning at the Beach Hut
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
17.
Ochre and Green, Zennor
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
18.
White Form, Blue Water, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
19.
Deep Turquoise Sea, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
20.
Ochre and White, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
21.
Cobalt Sea, Porthmeor
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
22.
Turning Sky, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
23.
Spring over St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (8x80cm framed)
£1250.00
24.
White Form near the Island, St Ives
oil on board
60x60cm (80x80cm framed)
£1250.00
25.
Harbour Wall in Spring, Mousehole
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
26.
Colours in the Harbour, St Ives
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
27.
Harbour Wall and Cobalt Sea, St Ives
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
28.
Soft Hues on Porthgwidden, Early May
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
29.
Gwithian on the Horizon, Beach Hut View
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
30.
Green Hues through the Dunes, Gwithian
oil on board
80x80cm (100x100cm framed)
£1750.00
31.
Two White Tides on Ochre, Porthgwidden
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
32.
Wild Sea, Porthmeor
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
33.
Green and White in the Harbour, St Ives
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
34.
White Forms on Porthmeor
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
35.
White Tide near the Island, Porthmeor
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
36.
Two White Tides in April, Porthgwidden
oil on linen canvas
100x100cm (103x103cm framed)
£2250.00
37.
White Forms at Low Tide, Porthmeor
oil on cotton canvas
120x120cm (125x125cm framed)
£2950.00
38.
Deep Sea and Sweeping Tide, Porthmeor
oil on cotton canvas
150x150cm (155x155cm framed)
£3500.00
39.
White Tides, Dark Sea - St Ives
oil on cotton canvas
150x150cm (155x155cm framed)
£3500.00
40.
Two White Tides, Porthgwidden
oil on paper
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
41.
Forms near the Island, St Ives
oil on paper
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
42.
Through the Dunes, Gwithian
oil on paper
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
43.
White Tide, Porthgwidden
oil on paper
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
44.
Low Tide, Porthgwidden
oil on paper
30x30cm (46x46cm framed)
£595.00
45.
Rich Greens across the Headland, Zennor
oil on board
40x145cm (70x175cm framed)
£2250.00
46.
Deep Sea, White Sky - Porthmeor
oil on board
40x145cm (70x175cm framed)
£2250.00
47.
Gwithian on the Horizon
oil on board
40x145cm (70x175cm framed)
£2250.00
48.
Out to Sea near Rosemergy, Zennor
oil on board
60x1600cm (90x1900cm framaed)
£2750.00
49.
Low Tide on West Beach, Porthmeor
oil on board
60x1600cm (90x1900cm framaed)
£2750.00
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