SIMEON STAFFORD | FEATURED ARTIST

SIMEON STAFFORD Featured Artist

1st to 30th April 2022

Marking the launch of their 2022 Featured Artist series of solo exhibitions, Whitewater Contemporary bring you a new collection of paintings and sculptures by the ever-popular artist Simeon Stafford.

Stafford was born in Manchester in 1956, and as a child was introduced to celebrated painter L.S. Lowry who became a friend of the family and encouraged him to study art. He went on to study at Hyde College and in 1974 became a professional artist, exhibiting works that reflected the gritty northern landscape in what has been called a Primitive style. In 1996 Stafford moved to Cornwall where he met artists Terry Frost and Patrick Heron. Their influence, as well as that of Lowry’s, is evident in Stafford’s simple figures, densely populated scenes, and uplifting palette of rainbow colours. He has exhibited at the Royal Academy, and his work is held in numerous public and private collections, including that of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Yo-Yo Girl Painted Bronze Sculpture 38cm x 28.5cm x 19cm £3,000

Yo-Yo Girl II Painted Bronze Sculpture 33.5cm x 36cm x 23cm £3,000

Polzeath Summer Fun

Aunt Dot

Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350

Skipping Girl

Late For Work

Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 34.5cm x 39.5cm £1,350

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Caught by the Tide Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500

Padstow Fishing Boats Oil on Canvas A: 99cm x 79cm | F: 114.5cm x 94.5cm £5,500

Sailing Round the Island

Summer Sea Fret

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 49cm | F: 55cm x 64.5cm £2,000

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Turning Tide, Polzeath Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 88.5cm x 88.5cm £4,500

Regatta Day, Rock Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500

Beachcombing Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500

The Busy Fish Market

At the Pithead

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 45cm x 55cm £1,650

Choppy Day, Polzeath Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500

Simeon is known for capturing the lively detail of people and places in his delightfully naïve paintings, as well as his quirky portraits and still-life works. His richly populated scenes are illustrative of the bustling energy of beaches, markets and city streets, and the unique character of the communities that live, work and play there.

This collection includes paintings inspired by the busy coast of Polzeath and Padstow habour in summer, and the daily workings of Cornwall’s north coast fishing industry and historic mining scene, as well as the tourist filled streets of central London. Also included are several examples of Simeon’s highly collectable bronze figures, including his famous Yo Yo Girl.

Beach Day, Polzeath Oil on Canvas A: 151.5cm x 121cm | F: 167cm x 136.5cm £12,000

High Tide, Rock

Polzeath Morning

Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 29.5cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

On the Piste

Polzeath Still Life with Fish

Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350

Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750

The Platt, Port Isaac

On the Road

Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49.5cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750

Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 34.5cm x 39.5cm £1,350

Green Traction Engine, Picadilly Oil on Canvas A: 79.5cm x 79.5cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500

High Tide on the Camel Estuary

Fisher Girl

Oil on Canvas A: 78.5cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500

Oil on Board A: 40.50cm x 100cm | F: 56cm x 116cm £3,250

Polzeath Oil on Board A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 95cm x 95cm £4,500

Busy Padstow Harbour

Traction Engine, Picadilly

Oil on Board A: 75cm x 49cm | F: 90.5cm x 65cm £2,750

Oil on Board A: 19cm x 24cm | F: 28.5cm x 33.5cm £1,350

Summertime Daymer Bay Oil on Canvas A: 79cm x 79cm | F: 94.5cm x 94.5cm £4,500

High Tide Padstow Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500

Mid Tide, Port Isaac Oil on Canvas A: 78.5cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74.5cm £3,500

Alongside, Padstow

Fisherman’s Supper

Oil on Board A: 28.5cm x 33.5cm | F: 44.5cm x 59.5cm £2,500

Oil on Board A: 39.5cm x 49.5cm | F: 55cm x 65cm £2,000

Two Sisters

View to Stepper and Trevone

Oil on Board A: 29.5cm x 39cm | F: 45cm x 55cm £1,650

Oil on Canvas A: 78cm x 58.5cm | F: 94cm x 74cm £3,500

From New Polzeath, Low Tide

Big John

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29.5cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 45.5cm x 55cm £1,650

To New Polzeath

Rock Sailing Club

Oil on Board A: 29cm x 39cm | F: 38.5cm x 48.5cm £1,650

Oil on Board A: 39cm x 29cm | F: 55cm x 45cm £1,650

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