about

My work is inspired by the dynamic nature of music, atmosphere and people. Using vibrant, warm colours, I aim to evoke emotion - to transport the viewer somewhere and make them feel calm, excited or nostalgic.

I explore themes including jazz music, dance, relationships and sentiments, and each painting is created to emulate a specific mood.

Based in Northumberland, I have been selling my art for the past 11 years, having set up a business selling watercolour animal portraits when I was 13. However, whilst studying in Liverpool from 2021 - 2024, I became increasingly interested in the atmosphere of city life, particularly in jazz bars and pubs, and often would sit in a corner observing and sketching. Some of my paintings begin as one of these sketches, and others from a line of poetry, or a piece of music – inspiration strikes anywhere and everywhere.

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You can find out more about my process and what I get up to on a daily basis over on instagram, at @roisinlyst .

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As well as the paintings you can see here, I also do commissioned watercolour pet portraits. For more information on these, please visit www.roisinlystart.co.uk .