Michael Praed - Artist and Gallery

Michael Praed - Detail Red, Blue & Green Bows, Old Harbour Cottages

“He portrays the beauty of the Cornish Landscape and seascape with a sense of unease – almost menace- in a way no other artist has achieved.”

Nigel Cox (Four Seasons Gallery, Dorset)

MICHAEL PRAED has emerged as one of the most prolific and successful of the contemporary Cornish artists. His style is intriguing and sometimes a disturbing combination of realism and abstraction. He portrays the beauty of Cornish harbours and seascapes in his own distinctive style. Deserted breakwaters curve pincer-like into an empty sea. Bright boat hulls stand stark against the gentle wash of sea. His work is always beautifully composed and the simplicity of the framing complements the evocative clarity of his paintings.

Michael was born in Cornwall in 1941. His education included study at Penzance and Falmouth Schools of Art and Brighton College of Art. In 1965 he returned to Cornwall and in 1967 became a member of the Newlyn and Penwith Societies of Artists.

Michael has been exhibiting nationally and internationally for over thirty years and has held immensely successful one man shows at the prestigious Penwith Gallery, St. Ives in 1991, 1994, 1997, and 2000. The Praed Gallery holds the largest collection of his recent work.