Raves & Rants . . from Penzance

I had been out on a windy, rainy, grey and overcast day to do an interior shoot. Naturally the interior had to have a 'sunny, summery feel'.  Presumably that was the reason it was commissioned in mid December then. Plus it was incredibly urgent, needed immediate post-processing and sending to the client immediately after that, if not sooner. A-Frames  So much, so normal. But I knew there was a decent swell running which, if the correct bit of shelter from a difficult wind could be tracked down, would undoubtedly turn up some decent looking waves. With only a brief window of opportunity due to the shortness of the days at this time of year, looking was all I had time to do. Empty, but no time to surf it The First Law of Surfing being what it is, I presently came across several sheltered spots which were firing. Solo pilot Having driven around looking at all the places I couldn't surf, I ended up in St Ives with just enough daylight left to make the in...

Well, it's been a while since I posted here!  The reason, well, one of the reasons, being arranging some photos for this show, which will go up next week. Inviting you to the show There will be photos by John Knee, whose abstract photographs should match the colourful canvas paintings of Anthony Frost, plus some seascapes and waves by yours truly.  Glass of wine if you come on Friday 10th for the view! Hopefully see you there. Return to Ocean-Image.com

Just loving this artist . . The arms say it all Not in a gallery, just a bright moment of inspiring graffiti brightening up a dull, grey, industrial wall. Return to Ocean-Image.com

Just been cleaning up this blog, with a change of layout and a new header, hope you approve?  In the process I came across this shot of Breon O'Casey , which was used in a recent Artist of the Month article. A renowned artist, his thoughtful and engaging character comes across in his colourful abstract paintings, though the sculptures and figures at his studio were equally intriguing. Difficult, perhaps impossible, to portray a complex personality and their output with just one photo, so here's two. Return to Ocean-Image.com

Is surfing Art? Is the actual act of surfing an Art form? Are all surfers artists in some way? There's a lot of both surf and Art around in this part of the world (south west Cornwall, in the UK, since you ask) with the Tate Gallery in St Ives and the renowned Newlyn School of Art just down the road toting their historic lists of well known painters and sculptors. But recently Penzance itself has become the place to see more cutting edge work, perhaps not relying on traditional painting and sculpting methods. Check out the new art works by artist and surfer Ben Cook . This piece refers to the demise of Hayle based Kamikaze surfboards, and the retirement of the company's owner and shaper Mutley, after around 80,000 surfboards. ' I'm not sure if I'm an artist who surfs, or a surfer who arts' says Ben. Despite this mental conundrum, he has made some great investigations in to the areas where surf and art cross over. See his latest show upstairs at the Cornwall Co...