View painting Sea Portal No. 1
£2,500Oil on canvas · 90 cm diameter
Available · enquire with JenORIGINAL OIL PAINTINGS
Bring the
wild home.
Original Scottish seascapes and circular Sea Portals by Jennifer Austin, an Orkney-born oil painter based in Edinburgh.
Paintings shaped by changing light, wild water and the feeling of open air.
View available paintings Discuss a commissionSELECTED PAINTINGS
Light, held in paint.
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View painting Sanderlings at Sunset
£3,000Oil on canvas · 100 × 100 cm
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View painting Sea Portal No. 2
£2,500Oil on canvas · 90 cm diameter
Available · enquire with JenLIVING WITH ORIGINAL ART
See how a painting
changes the room.
The right work brings more than colour. It gives a space somewhere for your eye — and your mind — to wander.
Try these two paintings in the same setting.
Sanderlings at Sunset · 100 × 100 cm
“I love it — even more impressive in real life! I have the perfect place for it on a wall in our lounge.”
A LITTLE HELP CHOOSING
Find your
perfect painting.
Wild waves, soft light, a familiar shoreline… which feels most like you?
Take my short quiz to discover the kind of seascape you’re drawn to, and receive your painting match by email.
Take the painting quizA simple place to start, whether you’re choosing for your home or just exploring.
FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS & PRIVATE CLIENTS
A painting with
a place in mind.
Whether a room is just taking shape or only missing its final piece, I’d love to hear what you’re working on. We can explore an existing painting or a personal commission.
“The final painting is superb and captures the solitude, contrasted with the beautiful sea and dramatic sky. I can’t thank her enough for this very special and extremely personal painting. It’s exceptional.”
01
Share the space
A photograph, wall dimensions and your budget help start the conversation. Designers can include a project brief and timescale.
02
Explore the work
Talk through existing paintings, the feeling you’re drawn to, and whether a new commission might be right.
03
Consider the details
Confirm scale, finish, availability and delivery before deciding. A room visual can help you imagine the painting in place.
MURALS & INTERIOR PROJECTS
A painting.
A whole space.
D & H Law, Kirkwall
For D & H Law’s renovated offices in Orkney, my original A1 oil painting became a bespoke printed wall mural — bringing the waterfront into the building.
Enlarged from the original artwork, the mural keeps the texture and brush marks of the painting, with a presence on an entirely different scale.
- Original artwork
- Jennifer Austin
- Interior design
- Kirsteen Stewart
MEET THE ARTIST
Orkney is where
it began.
I’m Jen, a Scottish oil painter from Orkney, now based in Edinburgh. My work comes from a love of the sea, the weather and those moments when the light changes everything.
Sanderlings at Sunset began with memories of beach walks with Mum in Orkney — the colours held in wet sand, and the little birds moving along the shore.
Press & past exhibitionsSELECTED HIGHLIGHTS
Press & past exhibitions.
From Orkney to Edinburgh — a few places my paintings have been seen.
IN PRINT & ONLINE
House & Garden
The Art Edit
Advertorial placementThe Edinburgh Reporter (opens in a new tab)
Under Open Skies at Thomson’s Tower
Orkney Islands Council (opens in a new tab)
The Returning Tide at Orkney Museum
PAST EXHIBITIONS
- 2026
Small Paintings Exhibition
Morningside Gallery, Edinburgh
January–FebruaryArtist at the gallery (opens in a new tab) - 2026
Highland Park Shop
Sea & sky paintings · Kirkwall, Orkney
Shown in January - 2025
- 2025
Under Open Skies
Thomson’s Tower, Dr Neil’s Garden, Edinburgh
8–14 JuneExhibition details (opens in a new tab)