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David Mankin

A Silver Gull Slips Down from the West
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A Silver Gull Slips Down from the West

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
Against a Quiet Sky

Against a Quiet Sky

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
An Arm of Waves off the Land
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An Arm of Waves off the Land

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
As The Sea Swept On
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As The Sea Swept On

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
At Daybreak on the Bleak Sea Beach
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At Daybreak on the Bleak Sea Beach

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
10 x 15cm
At First Light with the Tide
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At First Light with the Tide

acrylic & mixed media on paper
29.5 x 23.5cm
Bedruthan
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Bedruthan

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Beneath the Summer Skies

Beneath the Summer Skies

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
122 x 122cm
£6250
Besides the Dusky Sea

Besides the Dusky Sea

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
144 x 126cm
£7500
Bolerium – Seat of Storms
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Bolerium – Seat of Storms

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
160 x 180cm
Bosigran
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Bosigran

acrylic & mixed media on paper
27 x 27cm
By Lion Rocks, Rocks Like The Heads of Queen

By Lion Rocks, Rocks Like The Heads of Queen

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Cadgwith Dawn
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Cadgwith Dawn

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
60 x 90cm
Cadgwith Morning Tide
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Cadgwith Morning Tide

acrylic and mixed media with collaged flotsam on canvas
80 x 80cm
Casting the Net of Light

Casting the Net of Light

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
Column of the Sea Rising
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Column of the Sea Rising

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
80 x 80cm
Dance in the Light of Suns
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Dance in the Light of Suns

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
Dazzling Lurch of the Sea

Dazzling Lurch of the Sea

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Deepening Shadows Among Trembling Wings

Deepening Shadows Among Trembling Wings

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
155 x 200cm
£12,750
Door of the Summer’s Wind

Door of the Summer’s Wind

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
50 x 50cm
£2850
Echo from the Hills

Echo from the Hills

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Endless for a Moment
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Endless for a Moment

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
122 x 122cm
Escapade

Escapade

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Far Shaded by the Rocky Shore

Far Shaded by the Rocky Shore

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
54 x 43cm
£2850
Fountain of the Sea

Fountain of the Sea

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
40 x 30cm
£1975
From Far Away
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From Far Away

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
From Hills there Faintly Blows

From Hills there Faintly Blows

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Frontiers of the Bay
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Frontiers of the Bay

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
122 x 152cm
Full of Sunlit Dancing Places

Full of Sunlit Dancing Places

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
Full of Sunlit Dancing Places
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Full of Sunlit Dancing Places

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
Glimmering on the Periphery
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Glimmering on the Periphery

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
Hot Solitude of Sand

Hot Solitude of Sand

acrylic & mixed media on paper
25 x 22cm
£975
Huddle

Huddle

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
40 x 30cm
£1975
Hunter’s Moon

Hunter’s Moon

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Impermanent Shadows
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Impermanent Shadows

acrylic, mixed media & collaged flotsam on canvas
102 x 102cm
In the Fields Far Away

In the Fields Far Away

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
In the Sea Rocks, In the Stone Pockets

In the Sea Rocks, In the Stone Pockets

acrylic & mixed media on paper
31.5 x 44.5cm
£1975
In the Wide-Glimmering Sea
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In the Wide-Glimmering Sea

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
Lapping in Bliss

Lapping in Bliss

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
£1100
Leaning into the Afternoons

Leaning into the Afternoons

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
40 x 30cm
£1975
Lichen Coast
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Lichen Coast

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
160 x 160cm
Light as that Bird Wandering Beyond my Shore

Light as that Bird Wandering Beyond my Shore

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
43 x 54cm
£2850
Lit By Our Distance Journeys

Lit By Our Distance Journeys

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
10 x 15cm
£475
Long Swift Tides Stir

Long Swift Tides Stir

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Loose on the Wind

Loose on the Wind

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Lost in the Glowing Wave

Lost in the Glowing Wave

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Mermaid of Zennor

Mermaid of Zennor

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Morning Sheds her Light

Morning Sheds her Light

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
Morvah to Gurnard’s Head
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Morvah to Gurnard’s Head

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
21 x 25cm
Nanjizal

Nanjizal

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
Newlyn Storm
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Newlyn Storm

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Night of the Tempest
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Night of the Tempest

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Night Rendezvous
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Night Rendezvous

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
50 x 50cm
Night Woke to Blush
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Night Woke to Blush

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
36 x 28cm
Nut Smell of Gorse and Honey-Smell of Ling

Nut Smell of Gorse and Honey-Smell of Ling

acrylic & mixed media on paper
24 x 36cm
£1400
On the High Air Ride

On the High Air Ride

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Only a Kiss of Salt Remains

Only a Kiss of Salt Remains

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Open Arms of the Towering Sea

Open Arms of the Towering Sea

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Out Along the Shore of the Sea

Out Along the Shore of the Sea

acrylic & mixed media on paper
19 x 26cm
£975
Piercing the Blue

Piercing the Blue

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Porthgwarra Morning
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Porthgwarra Morning

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
Pull of the Tide
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Pull of the Tide

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
Race the Rising Wind
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Race the Rising Wind

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Revielle
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Revielle

acrylic & mixed media on wood
36 x 28cm
Rise by the Shores of the Solitary Ocean

Rise by the Shores of the Solitary Ocean

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
120 x 90cm
£5850
Sailing Through the Summer

Sailing Through the Summer

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Scalloped-Edged Waves

Scalloped-Edged Waves

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
10 x 15cm
£475
Sennen Cove
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Sennen Cove

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Setting Sail in the Unbounded Light

Setting Sail in the Unbounded Light

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Shore of Silver Streaming
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Shore of Silver Streaming

acrylic & mixed media on paper
25 x 22cm
Silent in the Cool Spring

Silent in the Cool Spring

acrylic & mixed media on paper
27 x 27cm
£1400
Sing of the Shore
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Sing of the Shore

acrylic, mixed media & collaged flotsam on canvas
102 x 102cm
Soft Breeze With Daffodil’s Play
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Soft Breeze With Daffodil’s Play

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
Sounding Seas Wash Far
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Sounding Seas Wash Far

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel (unframed)
20 x 20cm
St Ives
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St Ives

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Standing at the Gate to the Sea
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Standing at the Gate to the Sea

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
Stepper Point
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Stepper Point

acrylic & mixed media on paper
24 x 36cm
Storm-Swept, Heather Hung Lands End

Storm-Swept, Heather Hung Lands End

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Swallows Sweep over Lanyon

Swallows Sweep over Lanyon

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Swell of Summer’s Ocean
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Swell of Summer’s Ocean

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
The Bay

The Bay

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
The Brow of Tumult

The Brow of Tumult

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
The Day Rises Brighter

The Day Rises Brighter

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
The Glowing Distance

The Glowing Distance

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
The Hot Air Danced Across It

The Hot Air Danced Across It

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
The Land I Walked

The Land I Walked

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
The Light Keeper
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The Light Keeper

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 24cm
The Long Calm, The Darkness, The Swell

The Long Calm, The Darkness, The Swell

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
50 x 50cm
£2850
The Night-Winds Sigh, The Breakers Roar

The Night-Winds Sigh, The Breakers Roar

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
£1100
The Nightfisherman
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The Nightfisherman

acrylic, mixed media & collaged flotsam on canvas
122 x 152cm
The Pale Bay Wears a Milky Skin

The Pale Bay Wears a Milky Skin

acrylic & mixed media on paper
27 x 27cm
£1400
The Rock Rose Clear

The Rock Rose Clear

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
The Rustling Belt of the Sea Girdles the Shore

The Rustling Belt of the Sea Girdles the Shore

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
25 x 25cm
£1100
The sea all crossed, weathered the capes, the voyage done
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The sea all crossed, weathered the capes, the voyage done

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
131 x 124.5cm
The Sea Chatting Up a Storm

The Sea Chatting Up a Storm

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
The Sea Streaming
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The Sea Streaming

acrylic, mixed media & collaged flotsam on canvas
102 x 102cm
The Seeker
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The Seeker

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
The Sun Rose Fiery on a Rack of Clouds

The Sun Rose Fiery on a Rack of Clouds

acrylic & mixed media on wood panel
40 x 30cm
£1975
The Voyage Home

The Voyage Home

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
50 x 50cm
£2850
The Waves that Have Kept Me from Reaching You

The Waves that Have Kept Me from Reaching You

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
£4995
Through the dark azure of the night
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Through the dark azure of the night

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
Time-narrowed passage
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Time-narrowed passage

acrylic & mixed media on paper
40 x 35cm
To Its Creamy Surge
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To Its Creamy Surge

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
Towers of wild speed and whiteness
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Towers of wild speed and whiteness

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
60 x 80cm
Tumbling Towards the Sea-Cliffs

Tumbling Towards the Sea-Cliffs

acrylic & mixed media on paper
30 x 42cm
£1975
Turning in the darkness, catching here and there, a spark of light
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Turning in the darkness, catching here and there, a spark of light

acrylic & mixed media on wood
36 x 28cm
Under the Sky’s Night
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Under the Sky’s Night

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel (unframed)
20 x 20cm
Underneath the Dawning Hills

Underneath the Dawning Hills

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Waking Shoals of Light
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Waking Shoals of Light

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
102 x 102cm
Washed by the Waters of the Night
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Washed by the Waters of the Night

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
Where Crested Surges Roar
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Where Crested Surges Roar

acrylic & mixed media on paper
28 x 28cm
Where rainbows haunt the horizon
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Where rainbows haunt the horizon

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel (unframed)
20 x 20cm
Where the wild tamarisk whistles to the sea blast
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Where the wild tamarisk whistles to the sea blast

acrylic and mixed media with collaged flotsam on canvas
102 x 102cm
Whirl-dance of the blinding storm
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Whirl-dance of the blinding storm

acrylic & mixed media on paper
26.5 x 20cm
White Lips Smack the Shore

White Lips Smack the Shore

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Wild Breath of Storms
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Wild Breath of Storms

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
50 x 50cm
Wild Echoes Flying

Wild Echoes Flying

acrylic & mixed media on paper
21 x 21cm
£875
Wild Heel of Cornwall
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Wild Heel of Cornwall

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
90 x 120cm
Winds that Roam the Twilight

Winds that Roam the Twilight

acrylic & mixed media on cradled wood panel
20 x 20cm
£775
Zennor Head

Zennor Head

acrylic & mixed media on canvas
122 x 152cm
£7950

“Through my painting I aim to express something of the sensory experience of being in the landscape. Living and working in the far west of Cornwall is uniquely inspirational. Daily walks on the coast path near my studio provide a visual stimulation that can’t help but find its way onto the canvas. Textures, colours, shapes, sounds, movements and spaces collide to create a wealth of visual and spatial relationships in constant flux. This is my source. The work is both an emotional response to the natural environment and an attempt to communicate a sense of the freedom, the vastness, the rhythm and the ebb and flow of nature, which is characteristic to this part of Cornwall. I work in an intuitive and gestural way, burying and unearthing marks and textures through an energetic process of destruction and excavation, which mirrors the acts of nature on the landscape. Through the process I explore surface, shape, colour, texture, composition and mark making in order to articulate and form images which express my experiences in the Cornish landscape”

David Mankin lives and works in the south west of Cornwall. His dynamic and vivid abstracted Cornish landscape paintings have been exhibited in Cornwall, Scotland and London and he has shown in a number of London art fairs. His paintings are in numerous private and corporate art collections around the world including office spaces in Paris and South Africa. David’s abstract paintings not only draw inspiration from the dramatic Cornish coastline; the wild, empty moors; the big skies; but also the raw, physical elements of the landscape including the rocky outcrops; beach boulders; storm debris; winding farm tracks; surging seas and the ancient fields bordered with stone hedges. He enjoys getting out into the landscape and the elements that shape it – wind, sea, rain and man-made. These are the experiences that manifest themselves in his paintings. The book ‘Remembering in Paint’ written by Kate Reeve-Edwards, with a foreword by Sarah Brittain-Mansbridge, was published by Sansom Press in 2021 and is an extensive and beautifully produced publication about the work of David Mankin. In 2019, English Heritage commissioned David to produce a painting in response to Tintagel and the work was reproduced on the cover of their members handbook. In 2022 David was invited to do an artist residency at Pouch Cove in Newfoundland. His 2023 solo exhibition ‘Voyages’ at Cornwall Contemporary marked ten years since David became a full time exhibiting artist.

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