Glowing January Sunset, The Sound of Mull

In a handmade wooden frame painted iridescent midnight blue.

Charity Sale.

Winsor and Newton Artists' water colours on Fabriano Artistico HP 140lb watercolour paper; in a frame with real miniature glass.

Width: 85 mm (3 3/8 in), height: 60 mm (2 3/8 in), depth: 4 mm (3/16 in).

Suitable for 1/12th scale dolls' houses.

This painting has been sold and is now in a private collection. It was donated for sale on the Breast Cancer Campaign Sales Table at the 2010 Thame Dolls House and Miniatures Fair, which was held on Saturday 20th February 2010 in Thame, Oxfordshire. For more information about the Fair please see this page at the K T Miniatures site.

This is an original miniature watercolour painting by Jenny Chapman. It shows a view looking across the Sound of Mull during a beautiful sunset in early January. The gorgeous glowing colours of the sunset were reflected all across the water of the Sound and in the shallow pools at the edge of the shore. Looking through the dark silhouetted branches of a wind-stunted ash tree, still carrying its dangling seed pods, the effect was like a beautiful stained glass window. On the far side of the Sound the northern tip of the island of Mull merged into a bank of low cloud, which looked quite blue in contrast with the orange of the sunset.

Work on this painting is described and the various stages are illustrated in the Artist’s Journal entry for 4th January 2010.

The painting is presented in a hand-made wooden frame with real miniature glass and is ready to hang, complete with a gold-plated chain.

This painting is a unique work of art. It is initialled on the front and signed both on the back of the painting itself (not visible when framed) and on the archival quality backing board, which is sealed to the frame in the traditional way with miniature paper tape. A unique code number is marked on the back, and a signed certificate of authenticity with this code number is also supplied.

This miniature work of art is a collectors’ item intended for collectors of miniatures and for dolls house enthusiasts. Please note that it is not a toy and is not intended for children.