Andrew Palmer

Born 19.04.1956 Weston-super-Mare, England.

1974-76 Colchester School of Art.

1976 Munnings Award,The British School, Rome.

1985-88 St.Martins School of Art, London.

1988-90 Royal College of Art, London.



2004-2011 annual exhibitions at :

Rock Institute Gallery, Cornwall.

Mowhay Gallery, Trebetherick, Cornwall.

The Original Gallery, Hornsey, London.

2012 - 2019

ING Discerning Eye, The Mall Galleries, London.

Columbia Road Gallery, London.

Ply Gallery, London.

Jam in a Jar Gallery, London.

Mowhay Gallery, Cornwall.


Andrew Palmer MA (RCA) is a contemporary artist living and working in Cornwall, UK.
His dramatic, emotionally charged paintings skillfully capture the light and atmosphere of the wild Cornish coast.

Andrew Palmer. Artists Statement. April 2012.

"I am very influenced by the sea and have always been fascinated by its power and ever changing moods.

I immerse myself in the dramatic land and seascapes that surround me in Cornwall and initially make studies,in oil on canvas or board, painting quickly using bold and vigorous brushstrokes to express my subjective response to the location.

In the studio I work from these studies on larger paintings which are often mo...

2019
Jam in a Jar Gallery, London.
The Mowhay Gallery, Cornwall.

2018
The Mowhay Gallery, Cornwall.
Rock Institute, Cornwall.

2017
The Mowhay Gallery. Cornwall.
Ply Gallery. London.
Whittington & James. London

The Mowhay Gallery. Trebetherwick. Cornwall.

2016.
Port Gaverne Tractor. Oil on canvas. 78 x 78 cms.

Port Gaverne Tractor is used to tow the boats into and from the sea at all tides. It is parked overlooking Port Gaverne bay. I set up the canvas in the undergrowth behind the tractor, with a view of the Fish Cellars and my cottage and studio beyond. That’s my chimney on the left. Early summer. ‘Padstows Pride’ flowers in full bloom. The tractor has a very distinct personality. The ‘Guardian Angel’ of Port Gaverne.

Geevor Tin Sand 2. Oil on board. 90 x 60 cms.

Red sand at Geevor Tin Mine, Penwith Cornwall. The mine penetrating the rock, the sea weighing down upon it and the metal ores staining the sand. The power of the sea and the land. A sense of the perils facing the tin miners. Abstract/Expressionist . Broad brushstrokes. Raw Sienna. Burnt Sienna. Turquoise.

Delabole Slate 2. Oil on canvas.. 60 x 75 cms.

Painted on the coast near Delabole , Cornwall, famed for its slate quar...