Allan Storer has exhibited with Art House Gallery, Island Square, St Ives since 2005, developing a long-standing connection to the town’s unique light and artistic heritage.

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These St Ives paintings are rooted in direct experience of the Atlantic — shaped by time spent in the water as both surfer and swimmer. The work responds to the sea’s physical force: breaking waves, shifting currents and the constant movement of light across the surface.

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At other times, particularly in the early evening, the sea becomes quieter and more reflective. Movement slows, colour softens, and a different atmosphere emerges — one of stillness, balance and quiet intensity.

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The paintings move between these states, exploring the Cornish coast not as description, but as sensation — where paint carries both energy and calm within the same surface.

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Working in oil, the emphasis is on material, light and rhythm — creating contemporary seascape paintings that reflect the changing character of St Ives and the wider Cornwall coastline.

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Original oil paintings of St Ives available.
Commissions welcome.