Abstract, mixed media landscape painting by Carolyn J Roberts
Where shifting tide and softened light shape the rhythm of the coast.
An expressive work inspired by the North Norfolk coastline — a landscape continually altered by tide, weather, and the slow movement of water through marsh and estuary. The Quiet Pull of the Tide captures the calm, expansive atmosphere of this ever-changing coastline, where subtle shifts of light and water quietly transform the land from one moment to the next.
Created using watercolour, ink, and oil pastel on paper, the surface is layered with muted washes, delicate tonal variations, and expressive marks that echo the textures and rhythms of the coast. Fluid passages suggest tidal creeks and reflective pools, while softer gestures evoke reedbeds, distant horizons, and the movement of wind across open marshland.
The composition balances spaciousness with detail, inviting the viewer to look slowly and notice forms emerging gradually through the layered surface. Marks drift and recede like traces left by water and weather, reflecting the transient beauty of the Norfolk landscape and its constant state of quiet change.
There is a meditative quality within the piece — a sense of pause, breath, and gentle movement carried by the pull of the returning tide beneath vast coastal skies.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour, ink & oil pastel)
Size (artwork): 20.5” x 29.5” (52 x 75 cm approx)
Framed size: 34.5” x 43.5” (88 x 110.5 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a natural wood frame, ready to hang
Signed: On reverse
Price: £495
Payment Options: Instalments available –just get in touch for details
Shipping: Carefully packaged & sent via tracked delivery – see shipping details
Each piece is carefully wrapped and prepared so that it arrives safely, ready to bring a sense of quiet coastal atmosphere and expansive Norfolk light into your home.
PLEASE NOTE:
The price includes UK shipping; FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER TO DISCUSS SHIPPING COSTS.
For full payment & shipping terms please see here
Each piece is carefully wrapped and prepared so that it arrives safely, ready to bring a touch of quiet, elemental landscape and shifting light into your home.
Abstract, mixed media landscape painting by Carolyn J Roberts
Where shifting tide and softened light shape the rhythm of the coast.
An expressive work inspired by the North Norfolk coastline — a landscape continually altered by tide, weather, and the slow movement of water through marsh and estuary. The Quiet Pull of the Tide captures the calm, expansive atmosphere of this ever-changing coastline, where subtle shifts of light and water quietly transform the land from one moment to the next.
Created using watercolour, ink, and oil pastel on paper, the surface is layered with muted washes, delicate tonal variations, and expressive marks that echo the textures and rhythms of the coast. Fluid passages suggest tidal creeks and reflective pools, while softer gestures evoke reedbeds, distant horizons, and the movement of wind across open marshland.
The composition balances spaciousness with detail, inviting the viewer to look slowly and notice forms emerging gradually through the layered surface. Marks drift and recede like traces left by water and weather, reflecting the transient beauty of the Norfolk landscape and its constant state of quiet change.
There is a meditative quality within the piece — a sense of pause, breath, and gentle movement carried by the pull of the returning tide beneath vast coastal skies.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour, ink & oil pastel)
Size (artwork): 20.5” x 29.5” (52 x 75 cm approx)
Framed size: 34.5” x 43.5” (88 x 110.5 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a natural wood frame, ready to hang
Signed: On reverse
Price: £495
Payment Options: Instalments available –just get in touch for details
Shipping: Carefully packaged & sent via tracked delivery – see shipping details
Each piece is carefully wrapped and prepared so that it arrives safely, ready to bring a sense of quiet coastal atmosphere and expansive Norfolk light into your home.
PLEASE NOTE:
The price includes UK shipping; FOR OVERSEAS CUSTOMERS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE PLACING AN ORDER TO DISCUSS SHIPPING COSTS.
For full payment & shipping terms please see here
Each piece is carefully wrapped and prepared so that it arrives safely, ready to bring a touch of quiet, elemental landscape and shifting light into your home.
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