{"product_id":"keith-james-gardner-rca-sennen-cove-beach-from-car-park","title":"Keith James Gardner RCA (1933-2025) - Sennen Cove Beach from Car Park","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn original oil on board by Keith James Gardner RCA depicting Sennen Cove in Cornwall from an elevated viewpoint above the beach. The composition looks across the busy sands towards the breaking surf and rocky headland, with figures and beach activity giving the scene a strong sense of movement and summer atmosphere.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Keith James Gardner RCA (1933-2025)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Sennen Cove Beach from Car Park\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Oil on board\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed GARDNER lower right\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5 June 2005, dated 5.6.05 verso\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtwork size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 30.5 × 23 cm (12 × 9 in)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame size:\u003c\/strong\u003e 35.5 × 28 cm (14 × 11 in)\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e The artwork and frame are both in excellent condition.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003ch2\u003eSennen Cove\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe reverse carries the artist's KEITH GARDNER RCA stamp together with the title SENNEN COVE BEACH FROM CAR PARK and the handwritten date 5.6.05, identifying both the viewpoint and the date of the painting. Gardner has used the elevated position to take in the sweep of beach, surf and headland while retaining the immediacy characteristic of his small coastal oils.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003eAbout the Artist\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eKeith James Gardner RCA (1933-2025) was born in Liverpool and studied at Liverpool Art School and the Laird School of Art, Birkenhead. He was elected to the Royal Cambrian Academy in 1977 and later became a full member. Gardner worked as a full-time painter from 1975 to 1985 and subsequently spent thirteen years at the Williamson Art Gallery in Birkenhead.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Royal Cambrian Academy recorded Gardner as specialising in small oil panels painted directly on location, particularly around North Wales and the Wirral. Coastal subjects formed an important strand of his work, and Royal Cambrian Academy material also illustrates his painting \u003cem\u003eBreakers Porthmeor St. Ives\u003c\/em\u003e, documenting a Cornish element within his wider coastal practice.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Crag Bank Art","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54419897680210,"sku":"CBA-350","price":125.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1078\/0904\/6866\/files\/IMG_3974.jpg?v=1787897792","url":"https:\/\/cragbankart.co.uk\/products\/keith-james-gardner-rca-sennen-cove-beach-from-car-park","provider":"Crag Bank Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}