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What Collectors Say
Gift Cards
Contact
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Home
About
Portfolio
What Collectors Say
Gift Cards
Contact
available artwork

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“Watch the greater image materialize. You need that thing over there to tell you what to do about that thing over here.”
Love this quote from the Canadian landscape artist Robert Glenn 

Not planned. Not mapped. Just revealed , layer by l
1,001 people ! 

When I started this page I honestly didn’t know if anyone would see my work beyond a few friends. Slowly, over time, this little space has turned into something really meaningful to me.

Instagram has become a place where I can
Books are windows to new worlds, endless inspiration, and quiet moments of imagination. As an artist, every page I turn sparks colours, ideas, and stories in my work.

Happy World Book Day!

What book has inspired you the most ? 

#WorldBookDay #Arti
These roses glow when bathed in light
but when the sun shifts, their 
shadows tell an entirely different story.
Proof that beauty doesn’t disappear when the light changes, it simply transforms into wonderful 
abstract inspiration. 

#GoldenHour
My well-used palette knives stained, scarred, and two with broken tips.
Years of mixing paint 
These are my palette knives used only to mix my colours. 
I can’t help wondering…
Did those tiny pieces disappear into a mix ?
Are they buried
I know we are all complaining about the rain( if you live in the UK you’ll understand) but I found a little positivity! Taking this photo from a cab window was a win. 

#rainyphotos
#yorkshireartist
#inspirationiseverywhere 
#iphonephoto
#rivas
Covered in the process.
Paint on my hands, ideas everywhere.
After a very busy time with commissions & then a shoulder op, 
I’m back painting again 💙
I’ve been deep in creating, something that feels like me.
A new body of work is unf
“White paint is my marble” 
Cy Twombly 

It is not blank or empty, it is a space full of potential. Like a sculptor shapes marble, white paint shapes with marks, layers, and gestures. 
Action & simplicity. 

#ArtAsProcess
#MaterialAsM
Wishing everyone a very happy New Year. This past year was a big one for me, launching my website, staying busy with many commissions, and feeling deeply grateful for the support along the way. As I step into 2026, I’m excited about new work op
Another diary & 2025 finished.
Collected quotes only ,voices from the radio and screens, read, artists, musicians, celebrities & some ordinary everyday quotes that inspire me. 
Five-year diary. Fourth Year completed. 

#fiveyeardiary 
#quoteo
Wishing you happy holidays, filled with light, love, and creative magic. Thank you for supporting my art this year, it means the world.
Keep following for more news,
Lots of exciting plans for 2026 
Love 
Riva 🎨

#artistinyorkshire
#commissionswelco
Rediscover
November squares with @fayebridwater
I was looking at some older work and found 2 lonely abandoned pieces on paper. They didn’t work as a whole, but I liked some areas, Sketch square to the rescue, sparking new ideas
What a great &am

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