Author: Jane

My A5 greeting cards have always been popular so I decided it was time to get more West Cornwall Greeting Cards printed, this time 6 x 6 size.

Which West Cornwall paintings to choose?

It can be very hard to know which paintings to use when having cards printed. I mean what will people like? So I decided to ask my followers on Facebook and Instagram what would be their choice.

My selection:

• St Michaels Mount
• The Crowns at Botallack
• Portreath Sunset
• Godrevy with texture
• Sennen Beach
• Old Tin Mine
• Godrevy at low tide – including the Lighthouse
• Portreath Harbour wall getting splashed
• Song of the Sea
• Low tide at Godrevy – not including the lighthouse
• Tide coming in at Gull Rock
• Wheal Coates
• Godrevy in Winter
• Logan Rock
• St Ives Harbour

Here are small photos of my selection, you can click on the image to see the painting larger.

The results were surprising. I had thought Song of the Sea or Nanjizal would be popular but it seems not! The most popular were St Michael’s Mount and Portreath sunset, with Godrevy and Sennen coming a close second.

I choose to have 6 x 6 cards this time, rather than A5. This would mean the paintings would probably be cropped. Again the choice of painting becomes important, that the painting doesn’t loose its essence when being cropped.

My final choice

St Michael’s Mount

This painting has a lovely, soft, minimalist take on the Mount. Because it’s a bit more abstract and peaceful, I am hoping it will appeal to buyers looking for a calmer, contemporary art card.

Portreath Sunset

My Sunset paintings are always popular. The glowing, fiery yellow and orange tones reflecting on the dark, wet sand is quite striking. It provides a beautiful warm contrast to my usual blue and green collection.

Godrevy Lighthouse with texture

I used gesso to create the texture of the breaking waves in order to give this painting much life and movement. The grass in the foreground provides a frame.

Sennen Beach and Lifeguard Hut

The sweeping curve of the beach, with the lifeguard hut on the dunes and draws the eye right in toward the distant headland. A perfect summer day, very inviting and open.

Godrevy low tide

This is Godrevy with a completely different, but beautiful mood. Gesso has again been used, this time as the remnants of the surf with the light reflecting off the wet sand. Godrevy in the summer capturing this bright, beautiful, expansive Cornish beach.

Portreath Harbour

Again a different side of Portreath, this time the long harbour wall. With the waves crashing against the Pepper Pot on the end of the harbour wall, taking the full force of the water.

Christmas Cards

I also couldn’t resist getting a couple of festive Cornish Christmas cards printed while I was at it!

Tree in Winter

I choose my ever popular Tree in Winter. A peaceful watercolour of a solitary, frost-laden tree on a snow-covered hillside. I decided against adding any Christmas Wishes on the front. This included having it blank inside, so it needn’t necessarily by a Christmas Card.

Santa at Wheal Uny

This card is a photograph, rather than a painting. I decided to have some fun with this one and added Santa’s boots coming out of the chimney top. It is a genuine photograph, taken on one of those rare occasions when Redruth gets some snow. I then used Photoshop to add the fun part of Santa’s boots!

The Printed Cards Arrive

I choose a local printer Sixprint from Helston. Having seen previous examples of their work and liked their wide choice of premium carbon-captured, FSC®-certified paper stock. The card size would be 6 x 6 with the painting as a full image. They recommended a matt 350gsm bright white card stock for artists. with a matching quality white envelope. It came with a recyclable cello bag to fully protect the cards. I uploaded the files and now it was time to wait.

Royal Mail has been, and I am absolutely over the moon! I was very busy unpacking, quality-checking, and popping them into their envelopes.

Seeing the colors of Porthcurno, Godrevy, and the tin mines come to life on paper is just magical. It so incredibly helpful to have the feedback from my followers on Facebook and Instagram. It was so beneficial in helping me to decide which ones to print, so thank you so much for helping me choose!

How successful were they?

I placed a couple of each card at The Craft Collective to test the water. I am also delighted to say they were a great success at St Just Arts and Craft Fair. The cards of Sennen Beach and St Michael’s Mount sold out. So I decided to get some more printed! This time I included a favourite from my A5 Cards, Low Tide at Godrevy, as well as some of my local snow scenes from Cornwall. Read my next blog post that I am calling my Winter Watercolour Christmas Card Collection.

It is that time again where I shall be selling my paintings, cards, drinks mats etc at St Just Craft Fair. It will be running from Monday 3rd – Friday 14th August 2026 at Cape Cornwall School.

Limited parking is available but St Just has a free car park not far from the School and St Just is a lovely place to visit as well.

Raising over £1 million for Cancer Research

The Fundraising Group that do a massive amount of work to put on this Craft and Art Fair every August has raised a phenomenal amount since it first show in 1967. As time has gone on the Exhibition has expanded and now uses two halls in the school and has approx 250 local exhibitors each year making it probably the largest charity Arts and Crafts exhibition in the UK.

The Group has raised over £1,000,000 and are now working towards the next milestone of £2,000,000. The exhibitors are all extremely talented and, having helped on the cash desk, I know this is the place to start your Christmas shopping!

Paintings for Sale

Also available will be Gift Tags. I have Large and Small Tags available in packs of 3, and individual tags, if you are looking for a specific location.

I also have my ever popular drinks mats. These include my favourite local beaches; Godrevy, Sennen etc but also seascapes. My seascapes are all based on photographs I have taken in and around West Cornwall. The drinks mats, or coasters, are cork and have a gloss varnish applied to protect them from hot liquids.

I also have a small range of mounted and unmounted paintings. These do include my recent experiments in abstract acrylic seascapes, but other classics that do of course include Godrevy!

Printed cards

I also have a range of 6 x 6 printed cards that feature my favourite paintings. These have been chosen via a poll on Facebook, so hopefully they prove popular. I still have a small amount of my larger A5 cards, again of local scenes.

Also included is a funny Christmas Card of Santa getting stuck in the Engine House at Wheal Uny Mine. This isn’t a painting of mine but it is an original photograph. One of those rare times when Redruth gets some snow. I just added Santa’s boots in photoshop!

Might see you there?

I shall be helping out on the Sales Desk on a couple of days, so please come and say hello. Hopefully buy some of my paintings or cards as well.

How it went

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, picked up a piece over the last two weeks! Sales were fantastic—matching last year’s totals and raising wonderful funds for Cancer Research.

Here is a quick “behind-the-scenes” honest breakdown of how the stock fared:

• The Cards: A few of the crowd favorites you helped me choose sold out completely! Others took a scenic route and moved a bit slower. If you missed out at the fair, don’t worry—the remaining cards are heading straight to The Craft Collective in Redruth!
• The Drinks Mats: You loved these—they nearly sold out completely! Time to get painting again …
• The Mystery Magnets: Here is a funny art market mystery: my beach scene magnets didn’t sell a single one, despite featuring the exact same artwork style as the popular drinks mats! You win some, you learn some.

Thank you all again for your incredible support and don’t forget to pop into The Craft Collective in Redruth if you’d like to grab any of my original or printed cards or gift tags! I now have my full range available for sale again. Check out my Paintings for Sale.

You can now find me in Redruth! I have now got my paintings and cards available to buy at The Craft Collective.

What can you buy?

Visiting West Cornwall?

My painting mainly features local scenes of West Cornwall and Redruth will be the perfect place to sell them. This gives you a great opportunity to take something home to remind you of your holiday.

Thank You

I am thrilled to be stocking my work at The Craft Collective in Redruth. It’s been wonderful seeing my coasters, magnets, and paintings on their shelves. I’d love for you to pop in and see them!

Whether you found me via my Website or Etsy, or are just discovering my work today, thank you for being part of this journey. Your support makes my work possible.

More stock

Sales are going extremely well in the Shop, which I am very happy about. I have been busy painting to restock my popular 6 x 6 watercolour cards. As my A5 cards have been popular I have had some more cards printed. This time I have gone for 6 x 6 cards. These cards feature paintings as chosen by my local supporters on Facebook and Instagram. These are available as well as my A5 cards.

I have added some new locations for my 2026 Valentine’s Cards. I normally focus on locations within Cornwall, however this year I am including Greek Islands and The Caribbean! My Valentine’s Cards always sell out on Etsy and I am hoping these new locations will prove to be just as popular. I should stress I am still including Cornwall 2026 Valentine’s Cards.

Of course they don’t have to be Valentine’s Cards, they could be for any occasion where you might want a heart shaped card. My paintings sit inside a heart aperture of a 6 x 6 inch blank greeting card.

Greek Islands Valentine’s Card

I have only visited Greece once, and that was to Crete. As it turns out it was quite a cloudy week but on the last day of our holiday the sun shone and the beach was packed. We later researched visiting Corfu. Corfu, similar to Cornwall, has different kinds of beaches. Some are tiny inlets with pine covered mountains surrounding them, others are more open with long stretches of sand. That the inspiration for my painting, which is now available as card.

Venice Valentine’s Card

I visited Venice on a day trip from Garda back in 2012. It was an extremely hot day and sadly I couldn’t find anywhere to sit and sketch. I remedied that on my return and I painted this scene. I have painted a larger version of this scene, which has sold. However I do have a smaller version available, which I am including in my 2026 Valentine’s Card selection.

The Caribbean Valentine’s Cards

I definitely haven’t visited the Caribbean but this actually a larger painting of the Caribbean that I have cut in order to make two cards. One of the cards shows a boat alongside a deserted beach, with just beautiful white sand and palm trees. The other card features the island, together with the mainland in the distance. I must admit I would love to visit this island and I can imagine enjoying a lovely swim in that turquoise water.

I wrote a previous blog about this painting, that you might want to read.

Cornwall Valentine’s Cards

As always Cornwall is popular. This year I have included Godrevy Lighthouse; Looking towards Gwithian from Godrevy beach and Kynance Cove.

All of these cards are original paintings and therefore are “one-offs”, so if one catches your eye I would recommend not delaying. Have a look on my Etsy shop to see what is currently available.

Also if you would like an actual sentiment included, then please get in contact and I will see if I can accommodate your request.

I always try to despatch my orders on the same day as delivery. With that in mind here are my last posting dates for Christmas

Avoid delays with Royal Mail deliveries

I recommend placing any orders early to allow for any Royal Mail delays!

I am talking from experience here because my birthday cards were 9 days late! This was quite a surprise because 4 of my cards were all posted first class. Two were from areas just 2 and 3 miles down the road from me. On reflection they agreed they should have got in the car and driven to deliver them. But you do expect a better service from The Royal Mail. The two other cards were from well known card resellers – Thortful and Funky Pigeon; and I am sure the have better processes than Royal Mail to ensure their cards are despatched on time!

It was similar for my husband’s birthday, cards posted first class took over a week to arrive. In fact first class and second class arrived on the same day. It does appear that the Royal Mail only deliver to us, sometimes once or twice a week, sometimes not at all.

Sorry, rant over! But I would hate for anyone to be disappointed in not receiving any last minute orders.

Here are some ideas of Christmas presents

Mini Easel Acrylic Paintings

The perfect little gift to give to remind someone of their special place in Cornwall. An original piece of art that doesn’t need fixing to a wall, it will sit on any surface. Priced at just £15 to include delivery. Visit my Acrylics page to see the full page.

Watercolour Paintings

I also have a wide range of watercolour paintings, from my 6 x 6 greeting cards (buy your own frame to make a cost effective gift) to much larger paintings. Here is a small selection but visit my Original Paintings page to visit the full range.