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.

Luke Martineau

Water Lilies III

oil on canvas

30 x 40 ins (76 x 102 cms)

£8,000

framed

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Luke Martineau

At the Tube Station South Kensington

oil on board

12.5 x 0 ins (32 x 0 cms)

£1,600

framed

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Luke Martineau

Silver Tankard and Water Glass

oil on board

12 x 14 ins (30 x 36 cms)

£3,200

framed

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Luke Martineau

Making Sandcastles

oil on board

12 x 15 ins (30 x 38 cms)

£2,800

framed

Luke Martineau

Dog walker on the beach

oil on board

14 x 18 ins (36 x 46 cms)

£3,400

framed

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Luke Martineau

Playing in the River II

oil on canvas

20 x 25 ins (51 x 64 cms)

£4,500

framed

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Luke Martineau

Towards Chelsea Reach, Dusk

oil on board

15 x 12 ins (38 x 30 cms)

£2,800

framed

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Luke Martineau

Evening Light, South Kensington

oil on board

8 x 14 ins (20 x 36 cms)

£2,400

framed

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Luke Martineau

Ranunculus Pewter Green Wallpaper I

oil on board

13 x 10 ins (33 x 25 cms)

£2,600

framed

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Luke Martineau

Lots Road Power Station

oil on board

12 x 16 ins (30 x 41 cms)

£2,800

framed

Luke Martineau

Queen's Gate Kensington

oil on board

11 x 14 ins (28 x 36 cms)

£2,800

framed

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Luke Martineau

Skiing down from Mont Vallon

oil on canvas

20 x 40 ins (51 x 102 cms)

£7,500

framed

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Luke Martineau

Venice Grey Light

oil on board

8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,250

framed

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Luke Martineau

The Punchbowl, Exmoor

oil on board

11 x 14 ins (28 x 36 cms)

£2,750

framed

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Luke Martineau

Grand Canal Sunny Afternoon

oil on board

8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,250

framed

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Luke Martineau

Porthcurno hot Afternoon

oil on board

8 x 12 ins (20 x 30 cms)

£1,550

framed

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Luke Martineau

San Giorgio early morning light

oil on board

12 x 16 ins (30 x 41 cms)

£2,800

framed

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Luke Martineau

The Punchbowl from Withycombe

oil on board

6.5 x 15 ins (17 x 38 cms)

£1,500

framed

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Luke Martineau

Panorama of Venice from the Arsenale

oil on board

6 x 24 ins (15 x 61 cms)

£2,800

framed

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Luke Martineau

Study of Horses Crossing the River

oil on board

8 x 10 ins (20 x 25 cms)

£1,250

framed

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Luke Martineau

Above Sennen Cove

oil on board

10 x 22 ins (25 x 56 cms)

£2,750

framed