Content in the Summer (2026) Original Acrylic Painting by Alanah Jarvis

Content in the Summer captures the happiness of days in sunshine. Layers of warm ochre, weathered cream, dusty pink, muted coastal blues, and metallic gold and pink, build across the canvas like the walls of an old seaside town, carrying traces of summers that have come and gone.

There is a beautiful sense of contentment within the texture. Nothing feels hurried. Marks overlap, colours fade into one another and imperfect surfaces become part of the story. Like weathered stone shaped by years of salt air and sunlight, the painting celebrates the idea that some things become richer, warmer and more beautiful with age.

Content in the Summer is about reaching that place where enough feels like plenty. It holds the warmth of long afternoons, familiar places and the simple happiness of being exactly where you want to be.

This canvas is placed on Sustainable Canvas, made from 100% recycled plastic bottles to keep this plastic out of the environment or landfill. The canvas resists mould & won't sag on stretcher bars over time unlike cotton and linen.

Materials used:

Acrylic on Sustainable Canvas, canvas made from recycled plastic

Details:

• Acrylic painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 156 x 138 x 4cm (unframed) / 156 x 138cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Geometric
• Subject: Abstract and non-figurative