Original Artwork & Paintings - William Rowsell

Abbey Gardens Pine, Tresco is an original watercolour painting on paper by British artist William Rowsell, painted en plein air in September 2026. It depicts the pine trees on the upper terrace of Tresco Abbey Gardens, with their canopy silhouetted against a clear sky. This is the original painting, not...

Norfolk Island Pine is a one-of-a-kind original watercolour painting by British artist William Rowsell, painted on location at Tresco Abbey Gardens in September 2026. Freely painted in dark purple watercolour, the pine trees stand in silhouette against the sunlit sky. Direct, economical brushmarks capture an immediate response to the trees...

Let them eat cake is a unique 2024 original fashion illustration by British artist William Rowsell, created in mixed media on paper after an online fashion drawing session with Drawing Cabaret Couture. The model’s dramatic look draws on pre-Revolution French dress, with the tall wigs, tight waists and theatrical silhouette...

Catching the harvest is a unique original ink drawing by British artist William Rowsell, drawn on location at Kidmore Vineyard on 6 September 2026. It records the Romanian grape pickers harvesting grapes for the 2026 vintage, with the vineyard rows and the movement of the harvest captured in direct, economical ink...

Shadows Through the Vines is a unique original charcoal drawing by British artist William Rowsell, made on location at Kidmore Vineyard during the September 2026 grape harvest. It records friends and family harvesting grapes for the 2026 vintage, with the vineyard rows and the movement of the harvest captured in...

The Drawn Yield is a unique original ink drawing by British artist William Rowsell, made on location at Kidmore Vineyard on 6 September 2026. It records friends and family harvesting grapes for the 2026 vintage, with the vineyard rows and the movement of the harvest captured in direct, economical ink...

Rows of Abundance is a unique original ink drawing by British artist William Rowsell, made on location at Kidmore Vineyard in September 2026. It records friends and family harvesting grapes for the 2026 vintage, with the vineyard rows and the movement of the harvest captured in direct, economical ink marks....

In the Rows is a unique original charcoal drawing by British artist William Rowsell, made on location at Kidmore Vineyard in September 2026. It records friends and family harvesting grapes for the 2026 vintage, with the vineyard rows and the movement of the harvest captured in direct, economical charcoal marks....

Reaching for the Sun is an original fine art painting by British artist William Rowsell, created in 2025. This one-of-a-kind figurative artwork depicts a dancer in an expressive, upward-reaching pose — evoking joy, freedom, and spontaneous movement. Rendered in acrylic inks and coloured pencil on 300gsm Fabriano paper, the composition...

Durdle Door Bather is an Original Painting by British artist William Rowsell, painted en plein air in June 2026. The work depicts a young girl in a luminous pink bathing suit poised beneath the monumental natural arch of Durdle Door on the Jurassic Coast, Dorset. Painted on location with The...

Punting on the Cherwell is an original ink sketch by British artist William Rowsell, drawn on location on 11 July 2026. The work depicts people punting on the River Cherwell behind the Botanic Gardens in Oxford, captured from life with brush and black ink on paper — the punts reflected...

Worcester College Lake is an original ink sketch by British artist William Rowsell, drawn on location on 11 July 2026. The work depicts the tranquil lake in the grounds of Worcester College, Oxford — captured with brush and black ink on paper before William painted the scene in oils en...