Gwynne Penny
Art inspired by shapes, colours and emotions.
Gwynne has always been drawn to the sea, inspired by the shoreline. The beach presents infinite possibilities – always changing with the passage of time, seasons, weather, and tide.
She interprets the world around her as shapes and colours, which in turn trigger a sense of wonder and complex emotions that she is always seeking new ways to capture in the work, whether it is digital photography, sketching, print making, drawing, painting or sculpture.
Gwynne’s recent work is a response to how the sea shapes the shoreline and the treasures that she discovers there. She finds herself increasingly fascinated by the pattern of holes in the rocks, the spaces between skeins of seafoam, the way that a piece of seaweed is left stranded by the tide.
The shapes within these forms represent quiet moments, the duality of something being both present and absent at the same time which gives rise to complex emotions and feelings.
A piece of old fishing rope or plastic that has been shaped by the sea takes on a new life and Gwynne enjoys collecting and using man-made found materials from the beach in her work.
Working across multiple visual media including paint, assemblage sculpture, printmaking, digital photography and digital art enables Gwynne to explore and document her response to the world. Her work is often infused with a strong sense of place, and she is equally at home working abstractly or realistically.
Inspired by the shoreline and the light in St Ives Bay in Cornwall. She enjoys working in her home studio but loves taking a pop-up studio with her wherever she goes which can be as little as a pen and sketchbook or the contents of a small brown suitcase taken onto the beach with a painting or sculpture kit inside.
The Great Below. Acrylic paint with glow-in-the-dark pigments. 16" x 16" x 2.5" / 40cm x 40cm x 5cm on cradled panel with dark blue painted sides (unframed). £400
Waverider. This is a digital painting with limited edition prints available (unframed) in 3 sizes: 60cm x 30cm - £150 / 40cm x 20cm - £100 / 30cm x 15cm - £75. Prints made using archival inks on fine art paper.
Seabones and Seafoam - 12x12ins -cradled panel in white tray frame - acrylic £320
Seaweed and Rope Ride the Tide - 12x12ins -cradled panel in white tray frame - acrylic £320
Dreaming of The Island - 12" x 12" - Plywood Panel in a white St Ives style frame. Acrylic and Mixed Media. £320
Shifting Sands. Acrylic paint on cradled panel with contrasting orange painted sides, unframed. 24"x24"x2.5" / 60x60x5cm. £600
Working Harbour. Oil and Cold Wax on cradled panel, framed in white tray frame. 16"x16"x0.5" / 40x40x2cm. £400
Rock Formation - Framed - Acrylic on Canvas 16x16in - £400
Secrets of the Rockpool. Framed: 33cm x 33cm x 3cm / Acrylic and mixed media on plywood panel. £320
Beyond the Veil. Framed: 33cm x 33cm x 3cm / Acrylic on plywood panel. £320
A Few of Nana's Sewing Things. Acrylic paint and mixed media in relief on cradled panel. 10"x10"x20mm. £200
Some of Mum's Sewing Things. Acrylic paint and mixed media in relief on cradled panel. 10"x10"x20mm. £200
Secret Garden. Acrylic and collaged paper on plywood panel. Framed: 436mm x 436mm x 2.5mm (including frame). £320
Trinity. Acrylic and collaged fabric on plywood panel. Framed: 436mm x 436mm x 2.5mm (including frame). £320
The Dreaming Butterfly. Acrylic on plywood panel. Framed: 436mm x 436mm x 2.5mm (including frame). £320