Abstract, mixed media landscape painting by Carolyn J Roberts
Where tidal water gathers and reflects the last traces of light.
An expressive small work inspired by the North Norfolk coastline — where shallow tidal channels, estuary edges, and open marshland catch and hold the changing light of the sky. Tide Holding Light captures that quiet coastal moment when water becomes luminous, reflecting soft tones and subtle shifts of atmosphere across the landscape.
Created using watercolour and ink on paper, the surface is built through layered washes and fluid marks that echo the gentle movement of tide and the softness of reflected light. Subtle tonal variations suggest distant marshes, tidal pools, and shoreline forms, while lighter passages drift across the composition like light shimmering briefly on water.
Though intimate in scale, the piece carries a sense of openness and stillness — that familiar Norfolk feeling of standing quietly beside the estuary as the tide turns beneath a vast sky.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour & ink)
Size (artwork): 4.5” x 6” (11.5 x 15 cm approx)
Framed size: 10” x 8” (25 x 20 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a blue wooden frame, ready to hang or display on a shelf
Signed: On reverse
Price: £80
Shipping: Carefully packaged and sent via tracked delivery. UK shipping is included in the price. See full purchasing and shipping terms.
If you're ordering from outside the UK, please get in touch before purchasing to discuss shipping options and costs
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 tidal water gathers and reflects the last traces of light.
An expressive small work inspired by the North Norfolk coastline — where shallow tidal channels, estuary edges, and open marshland catch and hold the changing light of the sky. Tide Holding Light captures that quiet coastal moment when water becomes luminous, reflecting soft tones and subtle shifts of atmosphere across the landscape.
Created using watercolour and ink on paper, the surface is built through layered washes and fluid marks that echo the gentle movement of tide and the softness of reflected light. Subtle tonal variations suggest distant marshes, tidal pools, and shoreline forms, while lighter passages drift across the composition like light shimmering briefly on water.
Though intimate in scale, the piece carries a sense of openness and stillness — that familiar Norfolk feeling of standing quietly beside the estuary as the tide turns beneath a vast sky.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour & ink)
Size (artwork): 4.5” x 6” (11.5 x 15 cm approx)
Framed size: 10” x 8” (25 x 20 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a blue wooden frame, ready to hang or display on a shelf
Signed: On reverse
Price: £80
Shipping: Carefully packaged and sent via tracked delivery. UK shipping is included in the price. See full purchasing and shipping terms.
If you're ordering from outside the UK, please get in touch before purchasing to discuss shipping options and costs
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.
