Original Paintings for Sale

Paintings and process

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I use watercolour, pen and ink (my lovely TWSBI fountain pen with waterproof carbon ink), and Derwent Lightfast coloured pencils, to build the scene in layers.

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They’re painted on 300gsm cold-pressed paper, left unframed, and:

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– signed on the back
– numbered as part of a series
– sent with a certificate of authenticity

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Every piece is different!

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My favourite things about creating original ACEO and postcard-size paintings

 

As I enjoy sketching so much, working with small sizes helps me to retain that sketchy feel, translating to the canvas how I feel in these places, and stops me overthinking.

 

I don’t have the space to fuss, so the painting either works or it doesn’t – which usually means it stays closer to the original feeling of a place.

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I also like the limits of it. You have to simplify, to decide what actually matters in a landscape and let the rest fall away. 

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They’re easier to live with, too. No big decisions about walls or framing – you can prop them on a shelf or tiny holder, collect them in an art collector's album and easily move them to where you want to see these little canvases of joy! They just become part of your space – uplifting it!

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And from a collecting point of view, they make owning original art feel more straightforward and more affordable, which feels more important than ever these days as AI ravages the landscape.