AZURE SEA AND SKY : MARTYN PERRYMAN and JENNY HIRST: Two-person show of St Ives Bay paintings
2 August - 8 September 2025
Overview
AZURE SEA AND SKY : MARTYN PERRYMAN and JENNY HIRST, Two-person show of St Ives Bay paintings
"O azure realm! O realm of azure, light, youth, and happiness! I have beheld thee…in my dreams."

From 'The Azure Realm' by Ivan Turgenev. Translated from the Russian by Isabel Hapgood.

Porthminster Gallery presents ‘Azure Sea and Sky’, an exhibition of new paintings by Martyn Perryman and Jenny Hirst.

Works
Porthminster Gallery, St Ives, is delighted to present 'Azure Sea and Sky', a joint exhibition of new St Ives Bay paintings by acclaimed artists Martyn Perryman and Jenny Hirst. The exhibition captures the luminous spirit, ever-shifting weather, and dramatic horizons of the Cornish coastline – a fitting tribute to St Ives’ artistic heritage and its magnetic pull for landscape painters.
  • Eternal Ocean, the Bay, St Ives
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Eternal Ocean, the Bay, St Ives, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 60 x 60 cm.
    Frame: 75 x 75 cm.
    Ownart: £95 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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  • Looking Across
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Looking Across, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on board.
    Board: h 40 x w 50 cm.
    Frame: h 60 x w 70 cm.
    OWN ART | £65 x 10 Months, 0% APR
  • Infinite Skies, St Ives
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Infinite Skies, St Ives, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 60 x 60 cm
    Frame: 75 x 75 cm.
    Ownart: £95 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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  • Crystal Water
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Crystal Water, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on board.
    Board: h 50 x w 50 cm.
    Frame: h 65 x w 65 cm.
    OWN ART | £70 x 10 Months, 0% APR
  • Restful Sea, St Ives
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Restful Sea, St Ives, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 60 x 60 cm.
    Frame: 75 x 75 cm.
    Ownart: £95 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Martyn Perryman, Restful Sea, St Ives, 2025
    £ 950.00
  • Porthmeor Rocks
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Porthmeor Rocks, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on panel.
    Board: h 40 x w 40 cm.
    Frame: h 54 x w 54 cm.
    OWN ART | £65 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Jenny Hirst, Porthmeor Rocks, 2025
    £ 650.00
  • Tranquility, St Ives
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Tranquility, St Ives, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 80 x w. 80 cm.
    OWN ART | £135 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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  • Tide-washed Sands
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Tide-washed Sands, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on board.
    Board: h 39 x w 59 cm.
    Frame: h 54 x w 74 cm.
    OWN ART | £70 x 10 Months, 0% APR
  • Morning Haze, St Ives Bay
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Morning Haze, St Ives Bay, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 80 x 80 cm.
    OWN ART | £135 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Martyn Perryman, Morning Haze, St Ives Bay, 2025
    £ 1,350.00
  • End of a Hot Day
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    End of a Hot Day, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on canvas.
    Canvas: h 70 x w 70 cm.
    Frame: h 74 x w 74 cm.
    OWN ART | £125 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Jenny Hirst, End of a Hot Day, 2025
    £ 1,250.00
  • Morning Glow St Ives
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    Morning Glow St Ives , 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas:. 100 x 100 cm.
    Frame: 104 x 104 cm.
    Ownart: £175 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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  • Evening Calm
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Evening Calm, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on canvas.
    Canvas: h 55 x w 85 cm.
    Frame: h 60 x w 90 cm.
    OWN ART | £125 x 10 Months, 0% APR
  • St Ives Bay
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    St Ives Bay, 2025
    Signed verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas:. 100 x 100 cm.
    Frame: 104 x 104 cm.
    Own Art: £175 x 10 Months, 0% AP
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  • Azure Sea
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Azure Sea, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on canvas.
    Canvas: h 75 x w 75 cm.
    OWN ART | £130 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Jenny Hirst, Azure Sea, 2025
    £ 1,300.00
  • St Ives Blue II
    Martyn Perryman
    b. 1963
    St Ives Blue II, 2025
    Signed and titled verso.
    Oil on canvas.
    Canvas: 100 x 100 cm.
    Frame: 104 x 104 cm.
    OWN ART | £175 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Martyn Perryman, St Ives Blue II, 2025
    £ 1,750.00
  • Solitude
    Jenny Hirst
    b. 1954
    Solitude, 2025
    Signed recto, titled, and dated verso.
    Acrylic on canvas.
    Canvas: h 60 x w 90 cm.
    Frame: h 65 x w 95 cm.
    OWN ART | £130 x 10 Months, 0% APR
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    Porthminster Gallery - Jenny Hirst, Solitude, 2025
    £ 1,300.00

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