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Simon Pooley

Ancient Field Stones
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Ancient Field Stones

mixed media on canvas
25 x 30cm
Away From it All
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Away From it All

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
Balletic Gannets

Balletic Gannets

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1450
Beyond Boscowen

Beyond Boscowen

mixed media on canvas
80 x 100cm
£3250
Boat Cove, High Tide
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Boat Cove, High Tide

mixed media on canvas
80 x 100cm
Calm Before the Storm

Calm Before the Storm

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1450
Calm Fishing Grounds

Calm Fishing Grounds

mixed media on canvas
80 x 100cn
£2950
Coast Path Granite
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Coast Path Granite

mixed media on canvas
50 x 76cm
Coastal Wind Break

Coastal Wind Break

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
£880
Dawn Rooks
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Dawn Rooks

mixed media on canvas
100 x 100cm
Farm Track
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Farm Track

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
Full Moon Sky Divers

Full Moon Sky Divers

mixed media on canvas
80 x 80cm
£2750
Granite Outcrops and Hedges
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Granite Outcrops and Hedges

mixed media on canvas
80 x 100cm
Gull Patrol

Gull Patrol

mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
£770
In a Warm Breeze

In a Warm Breeze

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1450
Low Tide Rocks and Tamarisk
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Low Tide Rocks and Tamarisk

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
Mackerel Hunters

Mackerel Hunters

mixed media on canvas
80 x 100cm
£2950
Moonlit Meadow
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Moonlit Meadow

mixed media on canvas
50 x 60cm
Moorland Hawthorn

Moorland Hawthorn

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
£850
Open Gate
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Open Gate

mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
Over a Granite Hill

Over a Granite Hill

mixed media on board
28 x 35cm
£650
Over the Hill

Over the Hill

mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
£770
Past Dilapidated Granite Hedges
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Past Dilapidated Granite Hedges

mixed media on canvas
40 x 50cm
Sandy Cove
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Sandy Cove

mixed media on canvas
60 x 120cm
Sheltered Terrace

Sheltered Terrace

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1450
Shoreline Granite
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Shoreline Granite

mixed media on canvas
61 x 51cm
Staying in Touch

Staying in Touch

mixed media on canvas
40 x 40cm
£770
Through a Boulder Hedge

Through a Boulder Hedge

mixed media on canvas
60 x 60cm
£1450
Whistling Wires
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Whistling Wires

mixed media on board
28 x 28cm
Whistling Wires II

Whistling Wires II

mixed media on canvas
50 x 60cm
£1260
Wind Battered Field
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Wind Battered Field

mixed media on board
28 x 28cm

a photograph of Simon Pooley in his studio taken by Sarah Brittain-Mansbridge, director of Cornwall Contemporary

Simon Pooley “Sometimes the impulse to paint is clearly defined and recognizable. It has form and colour, but may only be a very small thing – perhaps a relationship between two, seemingly insignificant, elements which create a certain tension by their juxtaposition. Sometimes the impulse is to make a creative response to those small internal voices which cry out for expression from time to time. Sometimes its that ‘still small voice’ that carries a yearning. Sometimes its a cry from the depths of my being that can’t be ignored because of its sheer force and authority. Even if they are barely discernable sounds they can be the impulse to making the first marks, or, frequently, the ultimate marks of a painting. Then there’s the moment in the making of a painting which is like the lifting of a mist, and everything becomes clear. The path can be seen, and although it may twist and turn, it is well defined. Here is my opportunity and I cannot afford to let this opportunity pass without discovering what the painting wants to be. It requires an intuitive response that has a particular knowing about it and generates a creative energy that is full of potential. Now my mind needs to be open and trusting enough, alive to each of these moments, one following another, continually aware, ready and willing to respond to the changes that are made by each mark, as the spaces in the picture evolve. Its like taking the picture on a walk, continually getting lost and then finding the way again. The end of the walk may not be the destination, but rather a port of call. And upon reaching it?….its time to continue walking.”

Born in Macclesfield in Cheshire in1955, Simon Pooley trained as an architect in London, qualifying in 1980. He practised in Sheffield for twelve years before moving, with his wife Hilary, to Cornwall in 1992 to paint full-time. He works from a studio near Lamorna in Penwith just 8 miles from Lands End and shows in several galleries in the UK including London and Cornwall. His work has also been exhibited overseas. He is a member of the Newlyn Society of Artists.

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