Samuel Palmer(1805-81) ‘Oak Trees, Lullington’ graphite, watercolour & gouache on paper, 1832. Samuel Palmer was born on this day.

Kees Van Dongen(1877-1968) ‘Kiki de Montparnasse’ oil on canvas c1909. Kees Van Dongen was born on this day.

Edwin Harris ‘Something Wrong’ oil on canvas. Seen in a recent visit to Penlee House.

Edouard Manet(1932-83) ‘Rue Mosnier’ oil on canvas 1879. Edouard Manet was born on this day.

Dick Lee(1923-2001) ‘Catch-22 Orr’ oil on board. I was delighted to be invited by the artist Ian Mood to contribute to his Sea project in conjunction with Art UK. There are 3 versions of the catch 22 picture. I was delighted to be photographed with one in 2015.

Jeff Koons ‘Olive Oil’ oil on canvas. Jeff Koons was born on this day.

Andrew Cranston ‘One More Cup of Coffee Before we Go’ oil on hardback book, 2020. Seen on a recent visit to the Holburne Museum in Bath.

Our gallery during the January closed season.

Cleaning windows at the St Ives Society of Artists.

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January jobs at the St Ives Society of Artists.

Art sale at the St Ives Society of of Artists from 16th- 31st January 2026.

John Bellany RA ‘The Girl with Flaxen Hair’ oil on canvas, sold for £3200 at Mctear’s auctions today.

Berthe Morisot(1841-95) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1885. Berthe Morisot was born on this day.

Craigie Aitchison RA (1926-2009) ‘Holy Island’ lithograph. Craigie Aitchison was born on this day.

Winifred Nicholson & Andrew Cranston ‘Dreams of the Everyday.’ Saw this wonderful exhibition at The Holburne Museum Bath at the weekend.

Barbara Hepworth(1903-75) ‘Genesis’ lithograph 1969. Dame Barbara Hepworth was born on this day.

A great view of our gallery after storm Goretti.

Robert Leach ‘Supermac’s Debut’ oil on canvas. Toon legend Malcolm Macdonald was born on this day in 1950.

Kurt Jackson ‘Flushing Morning, Jostling Boats’ oil on board 2024.

Gustave Doré ‘The Vision of the Valley of Dry Bones’ 1866. Gustave Doré was born in Strasbourg on this day.

Gerhard Richter ‘Gilbert & George’ oil on two canvases 1975. Seen at the Holburne in Bath.

Eric Ward ‘Homage to Whistler, Fireworks at St Ives’ oil on canvas 2017. Happy New Year. . . .

Samuel John Lamorna Birch(1869-1955’ ‘Lamorna Stream’ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to Penlee House Gallery.

Marie Claire Hamon ‘The Well Wisher’ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to the Newlyn Art Gallery. I used my £5 Penwith pass that gets me unlimited annual access.

Maxine Hart ‘Evening Drive’ oil on board. Seen at Cornwall Contemporary.

Suzanne Valadon ‘Maurice Utrillo.’ Maurice Utrillo(1883-1955) was born on this day.

Ed Gray ‘Morning City Train’ acrylic on canvas c1996. Formed part of Ed Gray’s exhibition at Putney library. Inspired by his commute to the Natural History Museum, this picture is now in my collection.

Met the artist Ed Gray yesterday at bar Italia. Underneath his iconic image of the Frith Street premises.

Philip Matthews ‘Still Life, Flowers, Cup’ oil on board. A masterful picture from the Euston Road student who worked at Camberwell for several decades after WWII. Currently available at Belgrave, St Ives.

Dick Lee(1923-2001) ‘Catch 22’ oil on canvas. Seen today.

Gordon Scott(1914-2016) ‘Tower Houses, Mani’ oil on canvas. From my Camberwell collection. Expertly framed by Katie Brisley in Cornwall.

Mary Jackson NEAC ‘Ilfracombe’ oil on board. From my personal collection.

Eric Ward ‘Portscatho Harbour’ oil on canvas 2025. This lovely picture is the image that adorns Eric’s 2025 Christmas card.

Jason Lilley ‘Knill View, Rosewall’ oil on board. Forms part of the Belgrave Gallery, Christmas exhibition 2025.

Michael J Strang(1942-2021) ‘The Milton Park Oak’ oil on board 2010 & 2018.

Walter Sickert(1860-1942) ‘Harold Gilman’ oil on canvas c1912. Seen at Tate Britain in 2022.

This week’s Antiques Trade Gazette features an article on everyone’s favourite art dealer, Camberwell trained Michael Gaca of Belgrave St Ives.

Mackeeel Sky seafood bar, Newlyn.

A quiet corner of the St Ives Society of Artists today. I am failing in for Gallery staff and will be open until 4pm. . . .

William Mouat Loudan(1868-1925) ‘A Fish Sale at Polperro, Cornwall’ oil on canvas 1888.

‘Framed, Cornwall Open 2025’ at the Royal Cornwall Museum.

Dominic Crabtree ‘Tregrehan Gardens’ oil on canvas. Seen on a recent visit to the Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro.

Lucien Freud(192/-2011) ‘Self portrait, Reflection’ oil on canvas c2004. Lucien Freud was born on this day.

Phil Whiting ‘Geevor Tin Mine, Winter’ oil on canvas 1990. Seen at Royal Cornwall Museum, Truro yesterday.

Paul Wadsworth ‘Pink Mountain Orchard’ oil on canvas.

David Bomberg(180-1957) ‘Self Portrait’ oil on canvas 1956. David Bomberg was born on this day.

Wassily Kandinsky ‘Squares, Concentric Circles’ watercolour, gouache & crayon 1913. Kandinsky was born on this day.

Gordon Scott(1914-2016) ‘Continental Village’ oil on canvas. A recent addition to my Camberwell collection. Gordon Scott taught at Camberwell from 1946-80.

Georges Seurat(1859-91) ‘Man Painting a Boat’ oil on panel 1883. Seen at the Courthauld. Seurat was born on this day.