Jo Cave is an artist based near St Ives in Cornwall, creating bold acrylic paintings inspired by the surrounding coastline and a sense of everyday joy. Working from real places and subjects - seascapes, landscapes and florals - her art balances observation with abstraction, simplifying scenes into strong shapes, colour blocks and expressive mark-making.

Originally from the Midlands, Jo did not grow up by the coast, so the expansive skies, beaches and headlands of Cornwall continue to feel vivid and energising. This sense of discovery runs through her work. She is particularly drawn to the shifting relationship between sea and sky, exploring contrast through colour and texture - from the brightness of sand to the movement of clouds across the horizon.