What is The Art Boat?

The Art Boat Shelves

The Art Boat is the home, studio and gallery of artist Jan Vallance.  During Spring and Summer she travels the canals of Britain in her narrowboat “Tonka” selling art and gifts inspired by her surroundings. TheArtBoat website provides a place to browse Jan’s paintings,  visit her blog to catch up with news about her latest artworks and travels, and find out where on the canal network TheArtBoat will be “popping-up” next.  Visit TheArtBoat’s online shop to purchase original paintings, prints and gifts.

Original Canal Paintings

Click on any image to go straight to the gallery where you will find more of my Canal Paintings

Autumn Trees

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Disquieting

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A Light Dusting

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Not just a print!

Each one of my prints is taken from an original Jan Vallance painting and printed on cotton canvas. It is then handfinished with metallic swirls and highlights to give it the character of an original.

Cotton Canvas Prints

If you love the

canals you will

love these

UK Waterways Artist

Sharing my passion

for the canals and

the art it inspires

It’s Not Just a Print

Hand Finished

with love

 

ACEO – An acronym for Art Cards Editions and Originals – are miniature works of art, measuring only 2.5 x 3.5 inches. They can be displayed in an album or framed individually or in groups. ACEOs are extremely collectible and provide a wonderfully inexpensive and affordable way to purchase an original piece of work direct from the artist.

Living on a boat, these are an ideal size for me to paint. 

Mini Monday 1

“Misty water”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

The first of my Mini Monday paintings

£36

SOLD

 

 

Mini Monday 2

“Autumn Stroll”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

 

Mini Monday 3

“Winter Scene”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

 

 

Mini Monday 4

“Entering the Tunnel”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Mini Monday 5

“Snowy Towpath”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

 

 

Mini Monday 6

“Paddling Cow”

2½” x 3½”  Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

 

Keeping up with TheArtBoat 2018

On my way… Where has the winter gone?  I am really happy to see the unfurling leaves, hear the birds sing, and the last two days have been pure boating joy with the sun really making its presence known, but (only a little but)… just one more month of preparation… Read more

A Light Dusting

Blog about Blogs

What’s in a Name? I am not the best blogger in the world.  My posts are too infrequent, and painting, not words are my forte.  But we live in a world that is becoming more and more focused on online presence.  We hold a great many of our conversations online.… Read more

TheArt Boat in 2017…What a Year

A year of Single-handing. I’ll say it again…What a year!   This year has brought many challenges, the biggest of which was single handing Tonka for the majority of the 6 months of TheArtBoat tour.   I often single hand but not usually for so long a period and with… Read more

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