Unframed and Original Paintings that are already framed are typically shipped out within 7 working days (sometimes I will have to order a specialist box appropriate for the painting size).

...But not all of my original paintings come pre-framed. For unframed originals, I'm happy to offer custom framing — simply choose your preferred frame colour and I'll have a bespoke frame made specifically for your painting.

Please note that custom framing does take a little longer, as the frame needs to be ordered, delivered and then carefully fitted by hand. Please allow an additional 7–14 days for custom framed orders.

If you'd like to discuss custom framing for a piece you're interested in, please get in touch and I'll be happy to help.

SHIPPING

• Complimentary Shipping
• Shipping Time - this largely depends on destination. Within the UK this is typically 1-4 working days.

RETURNS

• Damage: Sometimes damage occurs during transport: if this happens, please email me photos of the damaged item and I will either refund or replace it if possible.
• Cancellation / Return: You may cancel your order or return your merchandise up to 14 days within receipt for a refund of the purchase price. You will be responsible for the cost of the return postage. The items should reach me in the same condition i sent them to you of course and i would highly suggest you get insured and recorded shipping if you plan to send something back to me. Once I receive your returned item I will issue a refund.

Paintings are signed and varnished.

The Shimmering Pier' Swanage Pier Original Oil Painting - Dorset Artwork - 'The Shimmering Pier' is Dorset artwork for anyone who loves the coast with a quiet, deep kind of love — the one who knows the particular pleasure of standing on a pebbled shore watching the light shift across still water, with the Purbeck Hills rising in the distance and the old pier stretching out into the bay. This painting is for the Swanage lover, the Dorset dreamer, the person who closes their eyes and is immediately back there.

This original oil painting was inspired by many happy trips to Swanage with my children — those golden, unhurried days that stay with you long after they've passed. What I've always loved about this view is the extraordinary contrast it holds. The rough, dark, almost geological texture of the rocky shore in the foreground — so raw and present — set against the glassy, luminous stillness of the water beyond and the soft silhouette of the Purbeck Hills dissolving into a pale sky. Swanage Pier stands quietly in between, that beautiful old rickety structure that feels like it's been there forever and somehow always will be.

I painted this in a deliberately restrained palette — soft greys, muted blues and warm neutral tones — because the view itself doesn't need embellishment. What it needs is breath and space, and that's what I've tried to give it. The one departure from restraint is the Rich Pale Gold bronze powder worked into the rocky foreshore and the gentle water reflections — a specialist material that catches and holds the light in a way that ordinary paint simply cannot. As the light in the room changes throughout the day, so does the painting. It's never quite the same twice.

This is a one of a kind original oil painting on stretched canvas, 30x80cm, 3.5cm deep, unframed and ready to hang with D-ring hooks and picture wire. It is part of the Shimmering Shores collection — Dorset in monochrome and gold.

THIS LISTING IS FOR

• The Shimmering Pier' Swanage Pier Original Oil Painting - Dorset Artwork - An UNFRAMED Original canvas painting of the Dorset Coastline
• Size : 80 x 30 x 3.5 cm
• Medium : Oil Paint on Canvas