This long drive from Sussex was inspired by nothing more than a chance to paint the Southern English seaside with it's beautiful quality of light.
In 1939, Ben Nicholson, Barbara Hepworth and Naum Gabo settled in St Ives, attracted by its quiet beauty. In 1993 a branch of the Tate Gallery, the Tate St Ives, opened here. The Tate also looks after the Barbara Hepworth Museum and her sculpture garden.
I managed to complete several watercolours while I was there and progressed some of these to oil paintings when I returned home. Shown below is an oil painting I did of the magnificent cliffs at Carbis Bay.
