Tea Cup (2026) Original Oil Painting by Nimasha Perera

There is a whole small world in a freshly brewed cup of tea. Here, the amber liquid glows warm against the cool blue-grey of the background, the tea bag still steeping, its string and tag trailing quietly across the saucer.

This painting was built around the meeting of warm and cool, the golden depths of the tea drawing the eye inward while the soft, muted surroundings hold everything in stillness. The white cup and saucer catch the light gently, their curves rendered in subtle shifts of cream, shadow and reflected blue.

Painted in oils, this is a work about a small, ordinary moment of calm, the pause before the first sip, when everything is quiet.

Materials used:

Oil on canvas panel

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 20.32 x 20.32 x 0.3cm (unframed) / 20.32 x 20.32cm (actual image size)
• Signed on the front
• Style: Impressionistic
• Subject: Still life