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Atmospheric landscape painting of a field, with distant lights glowing beneath a vast deep blue sky. A rough illuminated foreground with a discarded gate and a long fence line disappears into mist, creating a quiet sense of distance and solitude.contemporary landscape by Victoria Orr Ewing

Selected Paintings

My paintings begin with the landscape, but are ultimately concerned with atmosphere, light and the mechanics of perception.

Through painting, I try to capture the stillness, mystery and sense of awe I experience in the natural world.

Copies of Sketchy Travels by Victoria Orr Ewing, with one book open to reveal illustrated pages of paintings and drawings.

Sketchy Travels 1986–1999

An illustrated journey through my early years as an artist, when I travelled widely, sketchbook in hand, recording the people, places and unexpected encounters along the way.

Bringing together drawings, watercolours, photographs and memories, Sketchy Travels is a celebration of travelling and seeing the world through drawing.

Windy Desert, a large scale drawing made during Victoria Orr Ewing's 2026 journey through Morocco. Created using charcoal, earth and pigments, the work captures the extraordinary light and vast, remote expanses of the Sahara.

Morocco – Recent Work

Watercolours and drawings from a recent journey through Morocco, from the remote expanses of the Sahara to the Atlas Mountains and Atlantic coast.

Working directly in the landscape, I sought to capture the extraordinary character of these places, their vastness, stark beauty and the profound sense of isolation that has always drawn me to wilderness.

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Exhibition & Book Launch

Join me at Caerbladon Gallery, Malmesbury, for the launch of Sketchy Travels, accompanied by an exhibition of drawings and watercolours from my recent travels through Morocco.

Book Launch: Friday 6 November 2026, 5pm

Exhibition: 7–21 November 2026
Open Monday–Saturday, 10am–4.30pm

Caerbladon Gallery
24 High Street, Malmesbury SN16 9AU