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Weathered | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 90 × 60 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Weathered explores the quiet traces left behind by the sea.
Layers of muted rust, blue-grey and soft mineral tones build a surface shaped by time rather than place. Veils of colour, worn edges, scratches and faint linear marks appear and disappear, hinting at structures altered by salt air and shifting weather.
Moving away from a traditional horizon, the painting focuses instead on atmosphere and memory. It invites the viewer to spend time with the surface, discovering subtle details that gradually reveal themselves.
Inspired by the coastline of East Kent, Weathered is an original acrylic painting created in my Ramsgate studio.
Painted on a deep-edge canvas with finished sides, it is ready to hang without the need for framing.
After the Light | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 61 x 61cm | Acrylic on Canvas
After the Light, rich amber tones glow against deep blues and cerulean layers in this original abstract inspired by the changing light along the coast.
Rather than painting a recognisable landscape, After the Light captures the feeling of watching the final warmth of the day fade across the sea. The painting balances energy with stillness, encouraging the viewer to pause and discover new details over time.
Painted using professional acrylics on stretched canvas with painted edges, it is ready to hang straight from the box or can be framed to suit your own interior style.
Before the Light | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 61 x 61cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Before the Light, a quiet, atmospheric abstract inspired by the ever-changing coastline. Rather than depicting a specific place, Before the Light explores the shifting colours, movement and stillness found where sea and sky begin to merge.
Soft turquoise, muted mauves and deep blues create a calm, contemplative painting that changes subtly throughout the day as the light moves across its surface.
Painted using professional acrylics on stretched canvas with painted edges, it is ready to hang straight from the box or can be framed to suit your own interior style.
Before the Break | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | Margate Harbour | 55 × 75 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Before the Break is an original acrylic painting inspired by the dramatic skies over Margate Harbour.
I often paint the bright blues and pinks of the Kent coastline, but this piece took me in a different direction. Using a restrained palette of charcoal, slate grey, soft blue and muted peach, I wanted to capture the feeling of sitting on the harbour steps as a storm rolls in.
The wind blows the cobwebs away, the sea turns steel grey and, just beyond the darkest clouds, a strip of light promises calmer weather after the break.
This painting is about that moment.
Rather than describing every detail of the harbour, I’ve suggested the shoreline and harbour arm with loose, scraped marks, allowing the atmosphere and movement of the sky to remain the focus.
A one-of-a-kind original, painted in my Ramsgate studio and inspired by the ever-changing coastline of Margate.
Burnt Horizon | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | Thanet Art | 60 x 80 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Burnt Horizon is an original abstract acrylic painting inspired by the burnt orange skies that settle over the Thanet coastline at dusk.
Built through many layers of acrylic paint, the composition gradually resolved into a quiet horizon where warm light meets deep water. Fine vertical marks along the skyline subtly reference the offshore wind farms visible from the Kent coast.
They reveal themselves gradually, encouraging the viewer to spend time with the painting. The warm burnt orange sky contrasts with deep blues and charcoal tones, creating a calm, atmospheric piece suitable for contemporary interiors.
Deal at Dusk | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 55 × 75 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Deal at Dusk is an original acrylic painting inspired by the atmosphere around Deal Pier as daylight fades.
Rather than documenting a specific place, this painting explores the feeling of standing beneath an expansive evening sky as warm light dissolves into cool blues and soft pinks. The pier becomes little more than a suggestion, allowing colour, space and memory to become the focus.
Painted in layered acrylic with scraped and textured passages, the work balances abstraction with recognisable coastal forms. It sits as a companion to my earlier painting End of the Pier, Deal, which explored the same location during rain. Where that work reflected solitude and changing weather, this painting is about optimism, light and the quiet calm that follows.
Glasslands | Original Abstract Landscape Painting | 61 x 61 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
An original abstract landscape inspired by the illuminated glasshouses of Thanet Earth in Kent. Layers of magenta, violet and deep black create an atmospheric horizon that sits between landscape, memory and abstraction.
Rather than a literal depiction, this contemporary acrylic painting captures the glow of artificial light against the night sky, reducing the scene to colour, atmosphere and form.
The result is a striking statement piece that works beautifully in contemporary, modern and minimalist interiors.
End of the Pier, Deal | Large Abstract Coastal Painting | 55 x 75cm | Acrylic on Canvas
End of the Pier, Deal is a large original contemporary coastal painting inspired by Deal Pier on the Kent coastline.
Built through multiple layers of paint, sanding and mark-making, the surface has been deliberately weathered to create a sense of atmosphere, memory and place. The pier emerges through shifting veils of turquoise, charcoal and warm copper tones, evoking the changing light and rain-filled skies so familiar along the East Kent coast.
Rather than recording a specific moment, this piece explores the feeling of standing at the water's edge as sea, sky and structure dissolve into one another.
The heavily textured surface reveals traces of earlier layers beneath, creating depth and movement that change throughout the day as the light moves across the painting.
Between Skies | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 40 x 50 cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Between Skies is an original abstract painting inspired by the repeated journeys between Ramsgate and Broadstairs, and the changing light that sits over the coastline at sunrise and sunset.
Living in Ramsgate and working in Broadstairs means moving through the same stretches of sea and sky almost daily. Over time, those familiar views begin to hold memory, routine and emotion. This piece was painted from that feeling rather than from a direct landscape.
Built through layered acrylic paint, soft abrasion and shifting surface texture, the painting moves between deep blue, turquoise and warm copper tones, a palette I keep returning to and probably my favourite to work with. There is a balance between calm and warmth in these colours that feels closely tied to the atmosphere of this coastline.
Rather than focusing on detail, the work is more concerned with light, distance and mood, somewhere between weather, memory and horizon.
Pulled Apart | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 30 x 40cm | Acrylic on Canvas
“Pulled Apart” is an original abstract painting created during an ongoing exploration of sunsets, atmosphere and emotional contrast through abstraction.
This piece became a process of pulling apart my usual way of painting, loosening structure, leaning further into abstraction and allowing instinct and texture to take more control over the final composition. Deep layered blues and dark tonal areas are balanced against softer washes of peach, pale aqua and pink, creating tension between weight and openness.
Low Horizon | Original Abstract Coastal Painting | 50 x 40cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Low Horizon - Broadstairs Harbour, built through layers rather than a clean, literal scene.
There’s a strong horizon line running through it, with deep teal water below and a softer, weathered sky above. Hints of structure sit along the harbour edge, pulled out in warmer coral tones that break through the surface.
This one shifted a lot while I was painting it—pushed too far, pulled back, then rebuilt again. What’s left is a balance between control and erosion, with texture and fragments of earlier layers still visible.
Yellow Season | Original Abstract Landscape Painting | 40 x 30cm | Acrylic on Canvas
Yellow Season is an original abstract landscape inspired by the intense yellow fields and low horizon lines of the Kent coastline in late spring.
Built through layered acrylic, scraping and texture, the painting balances open colour fields with darker structural marks and subtle pink accents.
This brought me so much joy to paint and is my first in this palette and with the fields around Thanet as the inspiration. .
Where the Light Settles | Large Abstract Seascape Painting | 80 x 60cm | Acrylic on Canvas
A calm, atmospheric abstract painting inspired by light, reflection, and quiet moments. Created intuitively without reference, this piece developed through layered colour, soft blending, and controlled movement.
Warm rust tones contrast with muted blues, with subtle drips and texture adding depth and a sense of stillness. The central glow draws the eye, creating a feeling of light settling across water or landscape.
This painting was created as part of a return to painting after time away, making it a particularly personal and reflective work. It is designed to bring a sense of calm and warmth to a space, working beautifully in both modern and neutral interiors.
Art by Anna Shelvey
Contemporary abstract paintings inspired by landscape, structure and the changing coastline of Kent & Sussex.
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