Martina Thomas 1924 - 1995
Born in North London in 1924, Martina Thomas studied at St Martins School of Art
From her studio in Bognor Regis Thomas work in oils from sketches of West Cornwall, where she never lived but was a regular visitor during the Summer months along with her husband, artist and ceramicist Eric James Mellon (an artist and ceramicist) and their children spent many happy holidays exploring the coastline of west Cornwall. During . Her early paintings favoured a muted earth tones but her visits further afield to Spain and Italy resulted in a brighter choice of colour.
Throughout the 1950s Thomas was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, Six oil of her paintings are in the permanent collection of Falmouth Art Gallery.
In 1995 Thomas died of breast cancer.
From her studio in Bognor Regis Thomas work in oils from sketches of West Cornwall, where she never lived but was a regular visitor during the Summer months along with her husband, artist and ceramicist Eric James Mellon (an artist and ceramicist) and their children spent many happy holidays exploring the coastline of west Cornwall. During . Her early paintings favoured a muted earth tones but her visits further afield to Spain and Italy resulted in a brighter choice of colour.
Throughout the 1950s Thomas was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy, Six oil of her paintings are in the permanent collection of Falmouth Art Gallery.
In 1995 Thomas died of breast cancer.
Untitled landscape
Oil on Canvas.
46cm x 61cm
POA
Oil on Canvas.
46cm x 61cm
POA
Untitled still life, 1968
Oil on Canvas.
51cm x 41cm
POA
Oil on Canvas.
51cm x 41cm
POA