The Art Boat is the home, studio and gallery of artist Jan Vallance.  During Spring and Summer she travels the canals of Britain in her narrowboat “Tonka” selling art and gifts inspired by her surroundings. TheArtBoat website provides a place to browse Jan’s paintings,  visit her blog to catch up with news about her latest artworks and travels, and find out where on the canal network TheArtBoat will be “popping-up” next.  Visit TheArtBoat’s online shop to purchase original paintings, prints and gifts.

Original Canal Paintings

Click on any image to go straight to the gallery where you will find more of my Canal Paintings

 

Winter 2

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BridgeHole 3

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Abstraction

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Not just a print!

Each one of my prints is taken from an original Jan Vallance painting and printed on cotton canvas. It is then handfinished with metallic swirls and highlights to give it the character of an original.

 

If you love the

canals you will

love these

 

Sharing my passion

for the canals and

the art it inspires

 

Hand Finished

with love

x

Keeping Up with The Art Boat

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Finding The Art Boat 2024

It’s nearing the end of February and I’m only just getting round to my first blog post of the year.  There’s lots happening behind the scenes.  Shame on me that I haven’t made time before now to tell you about any of it.  So let’s dive right in with The… Read more

The Art Boat seen from above. Approaching a pipe bridge on the Rochdale canal

Good decisions!

It’s getting close to Christmas and as usual I’m on schedule to be last minute…pretty much the only schedule I can stick to!  Two commissions still to finish…but nearly there, and no personal Christmas shopping done yet.  Actually my Christmas shopping doesn’t usually start for at least another week, but… Read more

Jan on the Art Boat peering through the side hatch between two paintings

Back on home waters

I am nearing the end of this year’s tour. After 18 months away, The Art Boat has returned to the Summit level of the Macclesfield and Peak Forest canals.  I love travelling and have fallen in love with the Yorkshire canals this year, but the summit level always feels like… Read more