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Penny studied Zoology at Sheffield University and then became a researcher at Cambridge for the early part of her career. This training made her hyperaware of her surroundings and, although her work might appear abstract on the surface, there’s an underlying scientific element to her depictions of nature.
From these early scientific beginnings, life took an unexpected turn and Penny became an art and antiques dealer living in the Cambridgeshire Fens. |
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Books on colour, design, and art history were her new reading matter, and it was during that time that she began painting and drawing.
Following a move to the far west of Cornwall in 2008, Penny set herself up with a large home studio in which to pursue her passion for oil painting on a large scale, with the sea becoming her central subject matter. She trained with Doris Lindeman in St Ives and never looked back.
Following a move to the far west of Cornwall in 2008, Penny set herself up with a large home studio in which to pursue her passion for oil painting on a large scale, with the sea becoming her central subject matter. She trained with Doris Lindeman in St Ives and never looked back.
With her home and studio now just a mile or so from the shores of Mount’s Bay, Penny became an avid sea swimmer and now plunges into the Atlantic most days, in all weathers. Therefore, it’s no surprise that her seascapes place the viewer firmly in the sea itself and are painted from the perspective of a swimmer. Penny’s work is absorbing and exhilarating – you can almost feel the salty spray when you’re in front of one of her canvases!
Penny is also a keen walker and always carries a sketchbook, where she makes notes as well as watercolour sketches, and often has a camera slung over her shoulder. Back in the studio, she surrounds herself with these snippets of inspiration, gradually imbibing them as visual aids throughout the painting process. She applies layers of paint using brushes, cloths, palette knives and even her hands to manipulate the paint. Building texture in some areas, smoothing and simplifying in others, she eventually finds a powerful balance.
Penny is also a keen walker and always carries a sketchbook, where she makes notes as well as watercolour sketches, and often has a camera slung over her shoulder. Back in the studio, she surrounds herself with these snippets of inspiration, gradually imbibing them as visual aids throughout the painting process. She applies layers of paint using brushes, cloths, palette knives and even her hands to manipulate the paint. Building texture in some areas, smoothing and simplifying in others, she eventually finds a powerful balance.
WHERE TO SEE PENNY'S WORK
Penny’s paintings are available from her studio gallery. They are also available through the online gallery White Court Art.
Every year Penny takes part in Cornwall Open Studios in May, and hosts themed shows in her own large gallery showroom. All future dates for shows and exhibitions will be posted on social media. All of the work on this website is available for sale unless otherwise stated, simply get in touch for more details.
Penny’s paintings are available from her studio gallery. They are also available through the online gallery White Court Art.
Every year Penny takes part in Cornwall Open Studios in May, and hosts themed shows in her own large gallery showroom. All future dates for shows and exhibitions will be posted on social media. All of the work on this website is available for sale unless otherwise stated, simply get in touch for more details.
Penny’s work is distinctively modern, yet her canvases look fantastic when juxtaposed with antique furniture – another passion of hers. Simon and Penny’s home near Penzance is a lovingly renovated Cornish farm dwelling with outhouses-turned-workshops, which houses their antiques business as well as Penny’s studio.