Joan MullinsPainter · Nantwich, Cheshire

Designs

Watercolours of the imagination · 6 paintings

Ink and wax design in rust-orange and cream, built around a large shell surrounded by rippling bands and rays.
Design in Inks - Brown shown at its real size on a wall

Shown in a typical mount and frame, which are not included. The painting itself is 37 × 30 cm. Above a cabinet about 90 cm wide. The room is an illustration.

Design in Inks - Brown

Medium
Ink and wax on paper
Size
37 × 30 cm
Year
1980s
Price
£100
Catalogue no.
10

A design with a shell, in ink, wax and water. One of a series I did exploring the effects of the different mediums.

Ink and watercolour design of white lilies set inside layered, wavy green outlines on a dark background.
Design with White Lilies shown at its real size on a wall

Shown in a typical mount and frame, which are not included. The painting itself is 39 × 29 cm. Above a cabinet about 90 cm wide. The room is an illustration.

Design with White Lilies

Medium
Ink, pastel and watercolour on paper
Size
39 × 29 cm
Year
2025
Price
£120
Catalogue no.
12

This began as a study of white lilies, but my love of design moved the interest on to the shape behind the lilies, and then a shape was created within that shape. Apart from ink and watercolour, I used pastel over the top of the background, throwing the central image forward.

Watercolour design in blue-greys with a large pink moon, purple irises, winding water and garden shapes.
The Pink Moon shown at its real size on a wall

Shown in a typical mount and frame, which are not included. The painting itself is 52 × 39 cm. Above a cabinet about 90 cm wide. The room is an illustration.

The Pink Moon

Medium
Watercolour on paper
Size
52 × 39 cm
Year
1990s
Price
£300
Catalogue no.
74

This is a vision of a garden, starting with the iris, the moon, then the shape of a statue pouring water. The images repeat at points around the painting.

Ink and wax design in black, white and pink of curling shell and seaweed shapes.
Shells and Seaweed shown at its real size on a wall

Shown in a typical mount and frame, which are not included. The painting itself is 35 × 25 cm. Above a cabinet about 90 cm wide. The room is an illustration.

Shells and Seaweed

Medium
Ink and wax on paper
Size
35 × 25 cm
Year
1990s
Price
£150
Catalogue no.
154
Watercolour design in greys, black and red, combining roses and rosebuds, falling water, leaves and a large veined insect wing.
The Garden shown at its real size on a wall

Shown in a typical mount and frame, which are not included. The painting itself is 47 × 39 cm. Above a cabinet about 90 cm wide. The room is an illustration.

The Garden

Medium
Watercolour on paper
Size
47 × 39 cm
Year
1998
Price
£500
Catalogue no.
163

The idea of all that makes a garden special is here to some extent: roses, water, vegetation, insect life and endless design!