ARTIST INFORMATION
Martyn lives with his partner the ceramic artist Mary Kaun English in North west Cornwall. Their house and studios are just a few minutes from the North cliffs and expansive beach of St Ives bay. Through the medium of oil on canvas he creates seascapes and landscapes focusing on the horizon.
Martyn has been walking the coastal paths and beaches near home for many years often stopping to make sketches and colour studies to use back at the studio. "for me there is no such thing as bad weather I enjoy the calmness of a summers day as much as the invigoration of a stormy winter walk, the sky full of movement and light as the clouds continually transform casting shadows across the landscape"
ARTIST STATEMENT
"My intention is to produce an image that will trigger a past visual experience. To create the calmness and clarity of mind that can be achieved when looking out to the horizon free from the pressure and clutter of modern urban life".
I invite the viewer to join me in a contemplative position enabling the consolidation of past events and the consideration of future possibilities.
GALLERY
Blue Serenity 3
Size 100 x 100cm, SOLD
Blue Tranquility 4
Size 120 x 60cm, SOLD
Summer Haze St Ives 2
Size 80 x 80cm, SOLD
Translucent Light 4
Size 50 x 50cm, SOLD
Transformational Light 7
Size 60 x 60cm, SOLD
Atlantic Calm St Ives 7
Size 80 x 40cm, SOLD
BIOGRAPHY
Born 1963 Bath.On leaving school Martyn started working as studio assistant to sculptor John Rivera president of the Royal society of British Sculptors. From there he moved into retail display working as prop studio manager at Harvey Nichols London before going on to having his own successful display company for many years. He graduated with a BA (hons) in fine art and design (first class) from Wimbledon college of art in 2007. He has exhibited successfully with the Royal Society of Marine Artist at the Mall Galleries London.His work is represented by leading galleries across the UK and is in collections in the UK, Germany, France, California and Australia.
EXHIBITIONS
2019 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2018 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2017 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2016 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2015 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2014 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton, VK Gallery St Ives Cambridge.
2013 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton,
2012 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton,
2011 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts, Art at Five Gallery Brighton,
2010 – Porthminster Gallery St Ives Cornwall, Aldeburgh contemporary arts,
2010 – Royal Society of Marine Artist Mall Galleries London
2010 – Grapevine Gallery, Norfolk
2010 – Harvey Gallery, Guildford
2010 – Landmark Art Fair, London
2009 – Wow Gallery, Dorking
2009 – Arts Alive Festival, Surrey
2009 – VivArtis, Surrey
2009 – Affordable Art fair, London
2009 – Aldeburgh Contemporary Arts
2009 – New Ashgate Gallery, Farnham
2009 – Diesel House Studios, London
2009 – Surrey open studios
2009 – Bank Gallery, Chobham, Surrey
2008 – Porthminster Gallery, St Ives Cornwall
2008 – Barn Acre Gallery Reading
2007 – Degree Show, Wimbledon College of Arts
2006 – Niche, The Crypt St Pancras Church, London
2006 – Snapping little Britain, Orleans house Gallery, London
2005 – Open studios, Johnsons Island Brentford, London
2005 – Modern Artist Gallery, Reading
2005 – Serenity, Nine Claridon Cross Gallery
2004 – Summer show Diesel House studio, London
2003 – Pavilion studios Chiswick, London
2002 – New paintings, The Foundry, Hoxton London