Marshland Whispers VIII

Abstract, mixed media landscape painting by Carolyn J Roberts

An intimate landscape in miniature, holding the soft poetry of marshland water and sky

A delicate, small study of the Norfolk marshes in their quietest, most reflective moments. In Marshland Whispers VIII, gentle blues, soft greys, and whispers of pale sunlight drift across the surface, capturing the subtle interplay of water, land, and sky in the early morning. The landscape feels as though it has been breathed into being, serene, pared back, and full of quiet presence.

Layered watercolour, acrylic ink, oil pastel, and fine touches of watercolour pencil reveal tiny marks that emerge like whispered memories: reeds bending in the still air, shallow pools catching the faint light, and distant forms softened to abstraction. Each subtle detail invites close, careful observation — small discoveries that unfold slowly, echoing the marsh’s quiet rhythm and understated beauty.

Though modest in size, this piece is rich in atmosphere. Shaped by the silence of dawn, the pause between tide and breeze, and the faint glow of sunlight across water, it captures a fragment of calm and contemplative space — a small, intimate original holding the soft, understated poetry of the marshlands.

✦ Details

• Medium: Original mixed media on paper (watercolour, oil pastel, watercolour pencil & acrylic ink)

• Size (artwork): 4” x 4" (10 × 10 cm ) approx

• Mounted size: 8” x 8” (20 × 20 cm) approx - single mount

• Presentation: Cellophane wrapped for protection

• Signed: On reverse

• Price: £45

• Payment options: Instalments available - just get in touch for details

• Shipping: Carefully packaged & sent via tracked delivery - see shipping details

Thoughtfully packaged, this small original arrives ready to be lived with — a quiet fragment of marshland light, stillness, and subtle movement held in miniature.