LUKE KNIGHT Featured Artist
1st to 29th June 2022
Luke Knight’s new collection of oil on board works is inspired by the spectacular North Cornwall coast, with a particular focus on the artist’s love of colour, and on capturing the ever-changing tones of Cornwall’s unique light from dawn to dusk. Luke studied Fine Art at the Cardiff School of Art and Design, and at the L’Ecole De Beaux-Art in Nantes, France. In just the first few years of his career, Luke has been awarded the Barcelona International Gallery Awards prize for rising new artists, and he was recently selected for the Royal Society of Marine Artists exhibition in London, making him one of Cornwall’s most collectable new artists.
Cloud Study Low Tide
Spring Sky
Oil on Canvas Board A: 25.5cm x 20cm | F: 35.5cm x 30cm £425
Oil on Canvas Board A: 25.5cm x 20.5cm | F: 35.5cm x 30cm £425
Wait Oil on Board A: 100cm x 90cm | F: 107cm x 97cm £4,350
Spring Forwards II Oil on Board A: 40cm x 30cm | F: 49cm x 39.5cm £785
Island Summer Skies Oil on Board A: 100cm x 70cm | F: 107cm x 77cm £3,500
Cliffs Midsummer Oil on Board A: 40.5cm x 32cm | F: 48cm x 39cm £785
Trebetherick Rock Oil on Board A: 100.5cm x 70cm | F: 107.5cm x 77cm £3,500
Playing deliberately with the materiality of paint and board, Luke builds subtle tone into his work with thin layers of colour, contrasted with bolder areas of thick gloss or chalky paint, later stripping back or sanding the surface of his work to add detail and texture, repeatedly eroding, colouring and polishing the image in a way that reflects the richness of the Cornish landscape. The result is a collection of softly vibrant works, imbued with the colours of Cornwall throughout the seasons. European painting, in particular the work of Pierre Bonnard, and British maritime and landscape painters Julius Olsson and Fred Cuming RA, have been significant influences on his work.
Reset Warm Sea Oil on Board A: 100cm x 90cm | F: 107cm x 97cm £4,350
Spring Forwards Baby Bay Oil on Board A: 70.5cm x 60cm | F: 77cm x 67cm £1,900
Never Let The Truth Get in the Way of A Good Story Oil on Board A: 100cm x 90cm | F: 107cm x 97cm £4,350
Ripples Pink Sky Oil on Board A: 60cm x 60cm | F: 67.5cm x 67.5cm £1,800
Spring Tide Oil on Board A: 100cm x 70cm | F: 107.5cm x 77.5cm £3,500
Western Sky Oil on Canvas Board A: 25cmx 20cm | F: 35cm x 30cm £425
Dusk Polzeath Oil on Board A: 70cm x 60cm | F: 76.5cm x 66.5cm £1,900
Evening Swim Walk Home Oil on Board A: 31cm x 24cm | F: 40.5cm x 33.5cm £495
Dawn Clouds Wet Feet
Dawn Clouds
Oil on Canvas Board A: 25cm x 20cm | F: 35.5cm x 30cm £425
Oil on Canvas Board A: 25cm x 20cm | F: 35.5cm x 30cm £425
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