Abstract, mixed media landscape painting by Carolyn J Roberts
Where tidal water rests quietly beneath vast coastal skies.
An expressive work inspired by the North Norfolk landscape — a place shaped by slow-moving tides, open marshland, and the subtle rhythm of water meeting land. Where Water Waits captures the stillness often found along the estuary edge, where shallow pools gather quietly across the marsh and the landscape seems suspended between movement and calm.
Created using watercolour, ink, and oil pastel on paper, the surface is layered with fluid washes, softened textures, and gestural marks that echo the shifting patterns of tidal creeks and reflective water. Tonal variations move gently through the composition, suggesting distant horizons, marsh grasses, and changing skies drifting across the coastline.
The elongated format enhances the sense of openness and space, drawing the eye across the work much like the expansive views found along the Norfolk coast itself. Subtle marks emerge and recede within the layered surface, evoking traces of movement carried by tide, weather, and memory.
There is a contemplative quietness within the piece — a feeling of pause and presence, where water, sky, and land exist in delicate balance beneath the wide coastal light.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour, ink & oil pastel)
Size (artwork): 26.75” x 8.75” (68 x 22 cm approx)
Framed size: 34.25” x 16” (87 x 41 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a blue wooden frame, ready to hang
Signed: On reverse
Price: £300
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
Wondering how it might look in your space?
If you’d like to know more about the colours, the scale of the painting or how it might sit in your home, you’re very welcome to get in touch. I’m always happy to answer questions or help you decide whether a piece feels right for you.
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 rests quietly beneath vast coastal skies.
An expressive work inspired by the North Norfolk landscape — a place shaped by slow-moving tides, open marshland, and the subtle rhythm of water meeting land. Where Water Waits captures the stillness often found along the estuary edge, where shallow pools gather quietly across the marsh and the landscape seems suspended between movement and calm.
Created using watercolour, ink, and oil pastel on paper, the surface is layered with fluid washes, softened textures, and gestural marks that echo the shifting patterns of tidal creeks and reflective water. Tonal variations move gently through the composition, suggesting distant horizons, marsh grasses, and changing skies drifting across the coastline.
The elongated format enhances the sense of openness and space, drawing the eye across the work much like the expansive views found along the Norfolk coast itself. Subtle marks emerge and recede within the layered surface, evoking traces of movement carried by tide, weather, and memory.
There is a contemplative quietness within the piece — a feeling of pause and presence, where water, sky, and land exist in delicate balance beneath the wide coastal light.
✦ Details
Medium: Original mixed media painting on paper (watercolour, ink & oil pastel)
Size (artwork): 26.75” x 8.75” (68 x 22 cm approx)
Framed size: 34.25” x 16” (87 x 41 cm approx)
Presentation: Single mounted in a blue wooden frame, ready to hang
Signed: On reverse
Price: £300
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
Wondering how it might look in your space?
If you’d like to know more about the colours, the scale of the painting or how it might sit in your home, you’re very welcome to get in touch. I’m always happy to answer questions or help you decide whether a piece feels right for you.
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.
