SIMEON STAFFORD Featured Artist
1st to 30th April 2022
Marking the launch of their 2022 Featured Artist series of solo exhibitions, Whitewater Contemporary bring you a new collection of paintings and sculptures by the ever-popular artist Simeon Stafford. Stafford was born in Manchester in 1956, and as a child was introduced to celebrated painter L.S. Lowry who became a friend of the family and encouraged him to study art. He went on to study at Hyde College and in 1974 became a professional artist, exhibiting works that reflected the gritty northern landscape in what has been called a Primitive style. In 1996 Stafford moved to Cornwall where he met artists Terry Frost and Patrick Heron. Their influence, as well as that of Lowry’s, is evident in Stafford’s simple figures, densely populated scenes, and uplifting palette of rainbow colours. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy, and his work is held in numerous public and private collections, including that of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
Yo-Yo Girl Painted Bronze Sculpture 38cm x 28.5cm x 19cm £3,000
Yo-Yo Girl II Painted Bronze Sculpture 33.5cm x 36cm x 23cm £3,000
Polzeath Summer Fun
Aunt Dot
Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350
Skipping Girl
Late For Work
Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 34.5cm x 39.5cm £1,350
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Caught by the Tide Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500
Padstow Fishing Boats Oil on Canvas A: 99cm x 79cm | F: 114.5cm x 94.5cm £5,500
Sailing Round the Island
Summer Sea Fret
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 49cm | F: 55cm x 64.5cm £2,000
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Turning Tide, Polzeath Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 88.5cm x 88.5cm £4,500
Regatta Day, Rock Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500
Beachcombing Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500
The Busy Fish Market
At the Pithead
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 45cm x 55cm £1,650
Choppy Day, Polzeath Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500
Simeon is known for capturing the lively detail of people and places in his delightfully naïve paintings, as well as his quirky portraits and still-life works. His richly populated scenes are illustrative of the bustling energy of beaches, markets and city streets, and the unique character of the communities that live, work and play there. This collection includes paintings inspired by the busy coast of Polzeath and Padstow habour in summer, and the daily workings of Cornwall’s north coast fishing industry and historic mining scene, as well as the tourist filled streets of central London. Also included are several examples of Simeon’s highly collectable bronze figures, including his famous Yo Yo Girl.
Beach Day, Polzeath Oil on Canvas A: 151.5cm x 121cm | F: 167cm x 136.5cm £12,000
High Tide, Rock
Polzeath Morning
Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 29.5cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
On the Piste
Polzeath Still Life with Fish
Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350
Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750
The Platt, Port Isaac
On the Road
Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49.5cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750
Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 34.5cm x 39.5cm £1,350
Green Traction Engine, Picadilly Oil on Canvas A: 79.5cm x 79.5cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500
High Tide on the Camel Estuary
Fisher Girl
Oil on Canvas A: 78.5cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500
Oil on Board A: 40.50cm x 100cm | F: 56cm x 116cm £3,250
Polzeath Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 95cm x 95cm £4,500
Busy Padstow Harbour
Traction Engine, Picadilly
Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750
Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350
Summertime Daymer Bay Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500
High Tide Padstow Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500
Mid Tide, Port Isaac Oil on Canvas A: 78.5cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74.5cm £3,500
Alongside, Padstow
Fisherman’s Supper
Oil on Board A: 28.5cm x 33.5cm | F: 44.5cm x 59.5cm £2,500
Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 49.5cm | F: 55cm x 65cm £2,000
Two Sisters
View to Stepper and Trevone
Oil on Board A: 29.5cm x 39cm | F: 45cm x 55cm £1,650
Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500
From New Polzeath, Low Tide
Big John
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29.5cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 45.5cm x 55cm £1,650
To New Polzeath
Rock Sailing Club
Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 38.5cm x 48.5cm £1,650
Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650
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