'Heart Takes Flight' | Porthminster - St Ives Bay | Large Original Painting | Lucy Young

£9,495.00

"A definitive statement of contemporary coastal art, 'Porthminster Confetti' served as the prestigious centrepiece for Lucy Young’s 2026 collection at the Affordable Art Fair, London.

Spanning a commanding 1.5m x 1.5m, this original canvas offers a rare, expansive perspective of St Ives Bay. Developed in collaboration with renowned photographer Karl Davies, the work translates his keen aerial eye into a rhythmic, sensory experience of the Cornish summer.

Lucy utilises a sophisticated 'confetti' palette—a deliberate application of vibrant, impasto strokes that mirror the joyful movement of the Porthminster crowds. This sea of human activity is set against the vast, translucent turquoise of the bay, creating a powerful dialogue between the intimacy of the shoreline and the immense scale of the Atlantic.

This is a physical work of depth and luminosity. Every heavy ridge of paint captures the celebrated St Ives light, making it a legacy acquisition for any serious collector of modern British seascapes."

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Frame: White washed solid oak frame.

Dimensions: 1.5m x 1.5m Framed 1.54m x 1.54m

Delivery: Specialist Art Courier

"A definitive statement of contemporary coastal art, 'Porthminster Confetti' served as the prestigious centrepiece for Lucy Young’s 2026 collection at the Affordable Art Fair, London.

Spanning a commanding 1.5m x 1.5m, this original canvas offers a rare, expansive perspective of St Ives Bay. Developed in collaboration with renowned photographer Karl Davies, the work translates his keen aerial eye into a rhythmic, sensory experience of the Cornish summer.

Lucy utilises a sophisticated 'confetti' palette—a deliberate application of vibrant, impasto strokes that mirror the joyful movement of the Porthminster crowds. This sea of human activity is set against the vast, translucent turquoise of the bay, creating a powerful dialogue between the intimacy of the shoreline and the immense scale of the Atlantic.

This is a physical work of depth and luminosity. Every heavy ridge of paint captures the celebrated St Ives light, making it a legacy acquisition for any serious collector of modern British seascapes."

Medium: Acrylic on Canvas

Frame: White washed solid oak frame.

Dimensions: 1.5m x 1.5m Framed 1.54m x 1.54m

Delivery: Specialist Art Courier

Original 1.5m x 1.5m painting 'Heart takes Flight' in a contemporary interior, showing the impact of large-scale coastal art.⁠

Sustainablility

All our frames are made from FSC sourced wood. The canvases are made here in the UK and I plant a tree for every purchase made, helping to create a cleaner future.

Close-up of heavy impasto paint ridges on Lucy Young's original Porthminster canvas, highlighting the 3D texture and light of St Ives.
Original 1.5m x 1.5m painting 'Heart takes Flight' Lucy young creating an original painting in het studio, showing the impact of large-scale coastal art.⁠
This is a physical work of depth and luminosity. Every heavy ridge of paint captures the celebrated St Ives light, making it a legacy acquisition for any serious collector of modern British seascapes."
Large 1.5m original Porthminster Beach painting by Lucy Young. A wide-scale St Ives seascape featuring vibrant 'confetti' colours and turquoise water.⁠
Large 1.5m original Porthminster Beach painting by Lucy Young. A wide-scale St Ives seascape featuring vibrant 'confetti' colours and turquoise water.⁠