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 familiar scenes into strong shapes, blocks of colour and expressive mark-making.

Originally from the Midlands, Jo did not grow up by the coast, so Cornwall’s expansive skies, beaches and headlands continue to feel vivid and energising. That sense of discovery runs through her work, along with a fascination for the colours, shapes and changing light found in the landscape.

Working from loose sketches made on location, Jo develops each painting in her studio, layering colour and shape over a bright underpainting. Visible, textural brushstrokes bring energy and depth to the surface.

Rooted in a genuine love of place, colour and coastal life, Jo’s paintings seek to bring brightness and optimism into everyday spaces.