Subtropical flowers frame a luminous view across Falmouth Bay in this striking original oil painting by Cornish artist Joanne Short.
Painted from Castle Beach, the composition looks across turquoise water towards Pendennis Castle and the distant St Anthony Lighthouse on the Roseland Peninsula. White-sailed boats travel through the bay, following elegant curved lines that suggest the movement of tides, wind and water.
The foreground is filled with the luxuriant planting that flourishes along Falmouth’s sheltered coast. White and violet agapanthus rise beside golden red hot pokers and sculptural aeoniums, their carefully simplified forms creating a rich decorative screen between the viewer and the sea.
Above: Cornish artist Joanne Short at work on her new oil painting, ‘Castle Beach Summer, Falmouth’, in her studio garden filled with subtropical plants.
Joanne’s elegant use of line carries the eye from the radiating petals and leaves into the broad curves of the bay. Flat areas of turquoise, cobalt blue, green, violet and warm gold create a beautifully controlled story of colour, balancing the abundance of the garden with the openness of sea and sky.
The painting distils a summer view of Falmouth into a harmonious arrangement of garden, sea and sky. The abundant planting anchors the foreground, while the sweeping water and small white sails open the composition towards the horizon, giving the painting both richness and space.
At 24 × 24 inches, ‘Castle Beach Summer, Falmouth’ is an uplifting statement painting that would bring colour, calm and a lasting sense of the Cornish coast into a home.
Item Information
| Description |
Framed Original Painting |
| Artist |
Cornish Artist Joanne Short (born 1967) |
| Signed by the Artist |
Signed by Joanne Short |
| Painting size |
24 x 24 inches |
| Medium |
Oil on canvas |
| Framed size |
29.5 x 29.5 inches |
| Frame type |
The St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting.
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| Ready to hang |
Strung with picture cord and ready to hang |