The Girl Who Ruled the Sea
 
Mixed media on canvas-covered cardboard, A2

Paint and mixed media
 
original artwork (not a print) by Kirsteen Lyons-Benson BA (Hons)
 
The Girl Who Ruled the Sea is a portrait of quiet power and deep connection to the natural world. The figure, with her long wavy hair moving like water, appears both serene and self-possessed. Her white earrings catch the light, recalling shells, foam, or distant sails against the sea. Expressive layers of paint and mark-making suggest wind, tide, and salt air, blurring the boundary between figure and ocean. The work carries a contemporary, almost mythic quality — a modern sea ruler who embodies calm strength, freedom, and belonging.
Edges are painted, and the artwork is ready to hang.
 
contemporary portrait painting, woman and sea art, mixed media portrait, coastal inspired art, feminine strength art, Scottish contemporary artist

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