Luke Martineau - Recent Works

Exhibition E-Catalogue

Exhibitions tend to emphasise the ﬁnished works, for fairly obvious reasons. But for the painter, it is process as much as completion that intrigues and stimulates. On a recent painting trip I ofen heard the comment, as I worked at my easel, ‘this is modern art’. It’s amusing to think my work could be seen that way at all, but perhaps what these well-meaning observers were noticing was the very abstract nature of the early stages of a painting. It begins with two marks to denote a spatial relationship, and as more reference points join in, a more complex set of information gradually emerges. I use a lot of painstaking measuring, accompanied by a fair amount of anguished facial expression. Soon I start adding simple tonal values, from dark to light: again it is all about relative tones helping to convey depth. It is a deeply engaging process, and it is always diﬃcult to know when the relationships are working well enough together to have produced a satisfying statement about what is in front of me. In short, when to stop.

This is an exhibition full of subjects I love to paint, and I hope it will communicate the happiness I feel with paintbrushes in my hand. But it is also another staging post on the road to, well... somewhere, I hope. It is a strange journey that takes one round and round in the same places, but I do feel I am travelling nonetheless. In all my pictures I try to bring a sensitive, painterly language to a disciplined, objective analysis of the subject matter. I do not know or care much whether it is revealing of any deeper truth: for me it is quite all right to be forever skimming the surface–as in catalogue number 40–so long as the surface is beautiful and worthy of contemplation.

14 June - 29 June 2018

Monday to Friday

10.00 AM - 6.00 PM

Saturdays

BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

Sundays

CLOSED

CLOSED BANK HOLIDAYS

If you are interested in any of the reserved paintings, it is worth contacting the gallery as there is a chance that they may become available.

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Luke Martineau

Mont Blanc from Col de la Loze

oil on board

10 x 24 ins (25 x 61 cms)

£3,400

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Luke Martineau

Piccadilly Circus in the Rain

oil on canvas

24 x 30 ins (61 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

Water Lilies II

oil on canvas

30 x 40 ins (76 x 102 cms)

£8,000

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Luke Martineau

Chelsea Bridge by Night

oil on canvas

20 x 40 ins (51 x 102 cms)

£7,200

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Luke Martineau

Ponte della Commeda

oil on board

11 x 14 ins (28 x 36 cms)

£2,750

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Luke Martineau

Campo San Giovanni e Paolo

oil on board

14 x 18 ins (36 x 46 cms)

£3,400

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Luke Martineau

Tree in Blossom

oil on canvas

30 x 40 ins (76 x 102 cms)

£8,500

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Luke Martineau

Red and White Parasol

oil on board

12 x 16 ins (30 x 41 cms)

£2,800

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Luke Martineau

San Marco, Wet Day

oil on board

10 x 14 ins (25 x 36 cms)

£2,750

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Luke Martineau

St Pauls and the River from Rothchilds

oil on canvas

30 x 40 ins (76 x 102 cms)

£8,750

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Luke Martineau

San Marco, Reflections

oil on board

11 x 14 ins (28 x 36 cms)

£2,750

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Luke Martineau

Horses Crossing the River

oil on canvas

20 x 24 ins (51 x 61 cms)

£4,500

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Luke Martineau

Water Lilies I

oil on canvas

30 x 40 ins (76 x 102 cms)

£8,000

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Luke Martineau

Towards Albert Bridge, Dusk

oil on canvas

24 x 30 ins (61 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

Silver Tankard and Gypsum

oil on board

10 x 12 ins (25 x 30 cms)

£2,400

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Luke Martineau

Musicians in via del Corso Rome

oil on board

9 x 12 ins (23 x 30 cms)

£2,300

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Luke Martineau

Skimming Stones

oil on canvas

24 x 30 ins (61 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

San Giorgio Contrasts

oil on board

18 x 24 ins (46 x 61 cms)

£4,250

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Luke Martineau

Water Lilies VII

oil on canvas

25 x 30 ins (64 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

Trafalgar Square Morning

oil on board

12 x 21.5 ins (30 x 55 cms)

£3,200

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Luke Martineau

Boy with Surfboard, Sennen

oil on board

12 x 15 ins (30 x 38 cms)

£2,800

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Luke Martineau

A Corner of the Garden

oil on board

12 x 16 ins (30 x 41 cms)

£2,800

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Luke Martineau

Clifftop Conversation

oil on canvas

28 x 30 ins (71 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

Santa Maria della Salute from Harry's Bar

oil on board

20 x 16 ins (51 x 41 cms)

£3,800

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Luke Martineau

Roses in a Glass

oil on board

11 x 9 ins (28 x 23 cms)

£2,400

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Luke Martineau

Welsh Interior

oil on board

8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,450

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Luke Martineau

Playing in the River I

oil on canvas

18 x 24 ins (46 x 61 cms)

£4,250

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Luke Martineau

Dams and Sandcastles on the Beach

oil on canvas

24 x 30 ins (61 x 76 cms)

£6,500

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Luke Martineau

Hyancinths, Narcissi Indian and Cloth

oil on board

16 x 20 ins (41 x 51 cms)

£3,800

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Luke Martineau

San Barnaba

oil on board

10 x 12 ins (25 x 30 cms)

£2,200

framed