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Geometric Abstract Collage

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A very unique original artwork constructed from discarded books (repurposed cloth covers, papers, cardboard, binding boards) mounted on a wooden panel in a solid wood float frame.

The work seeks to utilise the subtle marks inherent in objects that have been used and handled over many years.

The artwork is presented in wood frame that suits it very well. It has been constructed with professional grade adhesive and is shipped with robust fixings, ready to hang,

Size: 37.5 x 20 cm (including frame)

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Lunastal

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto board and dated 2024.

Lunastal is a continuation of a series of mini abstracts responding to the colours of particularly times of the year based on the Celtic calendar.

Lunastal is the second half of summer, celebrated usually on August 1st. For Daws, this is a season of deep rich blues found in the skies and sea, that is why the presence of blue is dominant overlapping the softer pinks and yellows. Lunastal is joyful in its juxtaposition of form and use of bright colours.

This acrylic on board is framed within a white St Ives frame. tray frame, capturing the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

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Cabana

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A playful and captivating still life painting, executed in acrylic onto wood panel by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton, and dated 2024 on reverse.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement. She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting is painted onto a thick wood panel that can be hung as is. The painting is in excellent condition.

Size: 30 x 40cm x 20mm

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Cornwall in Summer

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2024.

This painting is a playful mix of rich blues and soft browns. Having studied at Falmouth, Cornwall remains a strong influence in Frances’s painting. This painting seeks to provide an insight to the feeling of the place. Frances feels a deep sense of connection to the beaches and coastal walks that provided her with many happy memories. Cornwall in summer is a celebration of this, of cooling off in the sea on hot days, bonfires on the beach, exploring rocky caves and coastal walks with a sketchbook in hand.

This acrylic on canvas is framed within a white wooden tray frame, capturing the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 45 x 55 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

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Rise & Shine

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A playful and captivating still life painting, executed in acrylic onto wood panel by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton, and dated 2024 on reverse.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement. She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting is painted onto a thick wood panel that can be hung as is. The painting is in excellent condition.

Size: 40 x 50cm x 40mm

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Thoughts in Blue

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An engaging and powerful abstract composition by British contemporary artist Lloyd Durling, painted in oil onto linen board. Signed, titled and dated 2024 on reverse.

Central to this painting is an intense engagement with oil on linen that explore the interface between painting, drawing and collage. There is a balance between expressive play and tight control and with this comes an expanse of associations that push beyond simple categorisations of abstraction or scale. The information in each painting, given by gesture or mark, is reduced to a fleeting register on the surface, as if each mark has to count.

The idea of topography is of central importance and is explored through continuing walking projects. These serve as opportunities to gather diverse source material through physical and emotional interactions with whichever environment chosen to traverse. It amounts to a kind of urban and rural wandering where the information gathered is reinterpreted or reimagined feeding into a deep connection with landscape, arrangements of ancient monuments, light, shadow and forgotten histories – all of these elements find a way into the work.

This oil on linen board is housed in a complementary walnut stained oak frame. Both painting and frame are in excellent condition.

Size: 50 x 40 cm (including frame)

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Coastal Conversations

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas and dated 2021.

Coastal Conversations is a love letter to Cornwall, capturing the essence of this enchanting region. The calming blues of a sea in peak summer, the crashing waves, and busy harbours. These colours work together to evoke the peaceful feeling of the coast, stirring memories of bare feet digging into the sand, feeling the warm sun’s gentle embrace, and cooling off in the cold English sea.

This acrylic on canvas is framed within a white wooden frame with the edges of the canvas visible, capturing the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 40 x 45 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculptures seen in the photos are also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Untitled

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A unique abstract collograph by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed with carbon black oil on fabriano printmaking paper, and beautifully presented in a double card mount with blue detail, within a gilt frame.

This collograph is described as such because the base of the plate is cardboard rather than metal. Frances would have started with a shiny surface, carving away to reveal the matt surface underneath. This is an intaglio method where the ink stays within the recess, once the plate is sealed and inked up it is then printed through a press; a heavy metal roller on a flat bed. The pressure transfers the print onto dampened paper. With this particular print Frances used papers and texture to add colour while the plate was printed in carbon black oil based ink on fabriano printmaking paper. She decided to only print this plate once which is why it’s a 1/1 , making it entirely unique.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculptures seen in the photos are also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Still Life with Jugs

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A playful and captivating still life painting, executed in acrylic onto linen in 2024 by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement. She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting comes framed in a stained black oak float frame, and is in excellent condition.

Size: 30 x 40 cm (including frame)

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Still Life with Pear

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A playful and captivating still life painting, executed in acrylic onto canvas by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton, and dated 2024 on reverse.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement. She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting comes framed in a stained black oak float frame, and is in excellent condition.

Size: 30 x 40 cm (including frame)

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Imbolc II

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas board and dated 2024.

Part of the ‘Imbolc’ series, the painting has been created by responding to the colours of local landscapes through the seasons of the traditional Celtic Calendar.

The early days of the year, treading muddy fields, grey lifeless skies. Warm pinks and soft yellow hiding in the midst of sepias, umbers and russets, this is the colour of Imbolc. A season of waiting, reflection, cosy jumpers, bitter cold puddles as big as ponds, impatience and planning.

This acrylic on canvas board is framed within a ‘St Ives’ style white wooden frame to capture the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculpture seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Clam

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A unique and captivating oil on canvas by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton.

Featuring a clam shell on a round box under a spotlight, this painting by Belton is a comment on the rarity of wisdom. In Belton’s words, “The chances of finding a perfect round pearl in a clam are 100,000 to 1. Wisdom is as rare.” The clam shell here is closed so the question remains as to whether or not there is a pearl to be found within.

Belton has a real knack for creating playful and experimental artworks, and this artwork and its irony is just brilliant. The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a pearl in a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting is unframed but can be hung as is. It is in very good condition.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement . She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

Size: 40 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Cornwall in Winter

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An impactful abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto board and dated 2023.

This painting shows the complexity of the colour within the English Landscape, as it celebrates the consistent greens and deeper browns of the Cornish countryside in winter.

This acrylic on board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 43 x 43 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculpture seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Found within the Hills

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An impactful abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto board and dated 2023.

This painting shows the complexity of the colour within the English Landscape, as shades of green layer upon one another and compliment each other.

This acrylic on board is housed in a complementary wood frame. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 43 x 43 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculpture seen in the photos is also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Pearl

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A unique and captivating oil on canvas by contemporary Irish artist Jenny Belton.

Featuring a single pearl on a box under a spotlight, this painting by Belton is a comment on the rarity of wisdom. The phrase ‘pearls of wisdom’ comes to mind , and in Belton’s words, “The chances of finding a perfect round pearl in a clam are 100,000 to 1. Wisdom is as rare.”

Belton has a real knack for creating playful and experimental artworks, and this artwork and its irony is just brilliant. The painting has a ‘sister’ piece which depicts a clam shell in a similar setting, which can be seen in the photos. Details of that painting are available to view here.

The painting is unframed but can be hung as is. It is in very good condition.

Jenny Belton is artist based in Dublin, Ireland and has been painting, drawing and making from a young age. Her main inspiration is mid-century art, sculpture, design and architecture in addition to abstract expressionism and the fauvist movement . She drawn to art that is accessible, inclusive and nostalgic and hopes to capture this in her own work.

Size: 40 x 50 cm (including frame)

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Imbolc I

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A small yet engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas board and dated 2024.

Part of the ‘Imbolc’ series, the painting has been created by responding to the colours of local landscapes through the seasons of the traditional Celtic Calendar.

The early days of the year, treading muddy fields, grey lifeless skies. Warm pinks and soft yellow hiding in the midst of sepias, umbers and russets, this is the colour of Imbolc. A season of waiting, reflection, cosy jumpers, bitter cold puddles as big as ponds, impatience and planning.

This acrylic on canvas board is framed within a ‘St Ives’ style white wooden frame to capture the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculptures seen in the photos are also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

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Ostara I

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An engaging abstract composition by contemporary British artist Frances Daws, executed in acrylic onto canvas board and dated 2024.

This painting has been created by responding to the colours of local landscapes through the seasons of the traditional Celtic Calendar.

Hints of sun, breaking though showers of rain. Take a breath and welcome Ostara, with its delicate snowdrops, Narcissi in bright yellows jumping out against the dark evergreen pines and trees which have stood strong through winters icy cover.

This acrylic on canvas board is framed within a ‘St Ives’ style white wooden frame to capture the complexity of the colours within. Both the painting and frame are in excellent condition. The artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and signature on the reverse.

Frances Daws is a British Artist working in the Southwest of England. Primarily a painter she also works within printmaking. Having lived by the English coastline and now residing within the countryside her work is often formed by ‘colour journeys’ a form of mapping the landscape through the emotive language of colour.

Size: 32 x 37 cm (including frame)

Click here to watch a video where Saira, co-founder of The Discerning Palette, talks about her connection with this collection of paintings by Frances Daws.

The sculptures seen in the photos are also available to purchase and details can be viewed here.

We take great care in ensuring our listings are accurate and true to life. To read reviews by customers who have recently purchased artworks from us, click here.

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