Original acrylics · George, South Africa

Painted for the light they bring into a room.

Loose, expressive acrylic paintings — blue-and-white china, lemons and pomegranates, open pastures with sheep and cattle, and the small songbirds that find their way into almost every canvas.

Acrylic on stretched canvas Framing available Commissions open

Painting of two young girls picking flowers in a garden

Painting of the Good Shepherd in the hills, surrounded by his flock

“Every brushstroke is an intentional pursuit of light.”

Desireé Wattrus

Currently available See what is for sale Ready to hang, arranged by subject. Sold & archive Browse the archive Everything that has gone to a wall, and the starting point for a commission.

The artist

My artistic path began in 2022 — not through formal art school, but through an intuitive, deep-seated longing to create and seek joy.

My mother’s name was Joy, and in her honour I named my original studio Painted with Joy. She often spoke of wishing she could fly free like a bird above the earth, making the small songbirds perched throughout my compositions a loving nod to her spirit.

Read her story