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◽️ Yes this painting can last for generations if cared for• The very best art materials have been used for this painting making it museum-quality art that can be handed down to new generations of your family. We recommend not hanging in full sunshine as this can impact all works of art.• The painting has been created by the artist with a single medium of paint with extremely permanent colour and stability.

◽️ Yes we ship worldwide for free• A few working days after you order we will email you your tracking number and delivery details. For larger paintings in the mainland UK we use a specialist art courier who will telephone you to arrange the delivery.

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◽️ Yes, you can order from your billing address but request delivery to another address if you wish• When you checkout you can select a billing address and then a different delivery address and even country if you wish.

Do you do international delivery?

◽️ Yes we can arrange international deliveries• We expertly pack all our paintings at the gallery and use international couriers to get the paintings securely to your door.◽️ We don't charge you for delivery, so if there are some charges to import in your country you only have to pay those and not the delivery costs• Paintings are sent from the UK using the export and commodity code: 9701910000 normally this classification entitles goods to be free of import duties (not necessarily local VAT/TVA) in most countries. The decision is however on the border and point of import. This is not in our control. We recommend you check your local import duties in your country but we have never had any issues in over 30 years of exporting art as our collectors understand that if we pay for the delivery any import costs are easily paid at their end.

How soon will my painting arrive?

◽️ We will start to prepare your painting immediately. • We check the painting and frame and then very carefully pack the painting. This does take a few working days and we will arrange delivery shortly after that. Normally we expect to get smaller paintings out to you in around five working days.• For larger paintings it takes slightly longer and we will be in touch with expected delivery dates shortly after purchase.

The John Dyer Gallery is the only official online gallery for paintings and fine art prints by John Dyer, Joanne Short and Ted Dyer.

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'Flowers at First Light, Taj Mahal, India'. 12 x 12 inches Original Oil Painting on Canvas by British Artist Joanne Short

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Original Painting by British Artist Joanne Short

'Flowers at First Light, Taj Mahal, India'. 12 x 12 inches Original Oil Painting on Canvas by British Artist Joanne Short

£625.00

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◽️ Original Joanne Short painting, professionally framed

◽️ One of Cornwall's best-known artists

◽️ A painting to enjoy for generations

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Collector reviews for Joanne Short's Original Paintings

Painting Description

Flowers at First Light, Taj Mahal, India is a luminous original oil painting by Joanne Short, capturing the extraordinary calm and beauty of the Taj Mahal in the fresh light of morning.

The great monument rises softly against a clear turquoise-blue sky, its domes and minarets picked out in warm creams, peach and delicate lilac-grey. Joanne frames the architecture with a flowering garden in the foreground, where rich violet-blue blooms create a vivid contrast with the green lawn and pale stone of the Taj Mahal.

The composition is characteristically elegant and decorative, with Joanne’s strong outlines, simplified shapes and carefully balanced colour giving the scene a timeless quality. The flowers are not simply foreground detail; they create a sense of arrival, placing us within the gardens and drawing us gently towards the building beyond.

The painting was created following Joanne’s journey through India as part of the wider Last Chance to Paint – Land of the Tiger expedition, which she helped to deliver alongside John Dyer. After the expedition work in Pench, Joanne continued travelling through India, responding in paint to the country’s remarkable architecture, colour and culture.

Flowers at First Light captures a quieter side of the Taj Mahal — not the grandeur of a crowded landmark, but the stillness and clarity of early morning, when the gardens, flowers and architecture seem to exist in perfect harmony.

This original 12 x 12 inch oil painting is a joyful and refined contemporary response to one of India’s most celebrated places.

Item Information

Description	Framed Original Painting
Artist	Cornish Artist Joanne Short (born 1967)
Signed by the Artist	Signed by Joanne Short
Painting size	12 x 12 inches
Medium	Oil on canvas
Framed size	17.5 x 17.5 inches
Frame type	The St Ives style picture frame is a Renaissance-inspired cassetta frame, Italian for 'little box', featuring a white stain finish that highlights the wood grain. With a 73mm wide profile and 39mm depth, it creates a recessed central panel, perfect for a timeless, contemporary and elegant display of the painting.
Ready to hang	Strung with picture cord and ready to hang

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About the Artist

Joanne Short is renowned for her unique, elegant style that perfectly captures the natural beauty of the British landscape and the French Riviera. As one of Cornwall’s most established colourist artists, her work is designed to improve wellbeing through harmonious colour. To learn more about her Paintings in Public Collections, read her Biography, or browse her latest work, please visit the official Joanne Short Collection.

Joanne Short (born 1967)

Joanne Short's paintings are among the most distinctive in Cornwall, characterized by their style and composition. Viewers of her work often remark on the serenity and strength conveyed through Joanne's portrayal of natural beauty, patterns, and movement. She was featured on the ITV series 'The Painted Garden', where many admired her unique colourist approach to painting the landscape en plein air.

"I like to think that my paintings reveal a moment of calm and tranquillity amidst a hectic world; something to remind us of our holidays and rare moments of relaxation.”

Joanne Short

Celebrated Cornish Artist

Joanne Short is one of the UK's most exciting postmodern colourist plein-air painters whose paintings are widely collected and admired worldwide. For thirty years, Joanne Short has been oil painting Cornwall's gorgeous landscapes and has gained a large fan base from her paintings exhibited in Cornwall, London, and Monaco. The artist is one of the most famous contemporary Newlyn Society of Artists.

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Quotes about artist Joanne Short

"Joanne Short's paintings have that rare quality of being able to transport me to those magical Cornish places of holiday dreams, magical light and brilliant flowers."
Alan Titchmarsh MBE

"Your fantastic paintings not only brought the apartment to life, but also put the energy of the Riviera indoors!”
Toyah Willcox

"Joanne Short's paintings have that rare quality of being able to transport me to those magical Cornish places of holiday dreams, magical light and brilliant flowers."
Alan Titchmarsh MBE

"Your fantastic paintings not only brought the apartment to life, but also put the energy of the Riviera indoors!”
Toyah Willcox

Art Collector Reviews

A selection of reviews from collectors of Joanne Short's paintings

★★★★★

A joy to look at each day

"Joanne has captured a superb view in joyously bright colours which draw the eye and please the soul."

Colin Muid

★★★★★

Happy memories

"I bought this lovely painting because it featured the beach I spent much time on with my children . We played on it every summer holiday for years. The picture captures the joy and the memories I cherish in old age. It hasn’t changed. And the painting gets it just right. Seeing it everyday now brings it back wonderfully."

Jean Rolt

★★★★★

Puts a smile on my face

"I am so, so pleased with my painting it’s hard to find the words to express how happy I am to see it every day hanging on my wall. This painting brings back happy times. I have hung it in the same area that I have another Joanne Short painting of Falmouth, and they compliment each other so well, with their bright vibrant colours."

Kay Park

★★★★★

Joanne has both captured this remarkable view and embodied the joyful beauty

"I have been an avid fan of Joanne for twenty years. This view is especially significant as it is the beautiful vista we would observe on making our way down the hill to our working boat on race days. It represents the onset of what is always a wonderful day on the water in Cornwall and Joanne has both captured this remarkable view and embodied the joyful beauty."

Kristin Johnson

★★★★★

Spectacular!

"We are thrilled with Joanne's lively painting, capturing brilliantly an exciting event we all recognise. We particularly like the sense of observing quietly from a distance, hidden beyond the tall, dark trees and houses marching across the foreground. This will be a wonderful conversation piece above our dinner table."

Sara hall

★★★★★

Beautiful

"Beautiful, vibrant colours. Our second purchase of Joanne's work. Carefully packaged and received via overnight courier."

Jane Firth

★★★★★

The John Dyer Gallery has thousands of delighted customers and over 800 five-star reviews

"Vibrant colours bring to life a place with precious childhood memories. I will treasure this wonderful painting. My family love it too! Thank you, Joanne."

Sara Hall

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Frequently asked questions

: ◽️ Yes this painting can last for generations if cared for
• The very best art materials have been used for this painting making it museum-quality art that can be handed down to new generations of your family. We recommend not hanging in full sunshine as this can impact all works of art.
• The painting has been created by the artist with a single medium of paint with extremely permanent colour and stability.
: ◽️ Yes we ship worldwide for free
• A few working days after you order we will email you your tracking number and delivery details. For larger paintings in the mainland UK we use a specialist art courier who will telephone you to arrange the delivery.
: ◽️ Yes, you can order from your billing address but request delivery to another address if you wish
• When you checkout you can select a billing address and then a different delivery address and even country if you wish.
: ◽️ Yes we can arrange international deliveries
• We expertly pack all our paintings at the gallery and use international couriers to get the paintings securely to your door.
◽️ We don't charge you for delivery, so if there are some charges to import in your country you only have to pay those and not the delivery costs
• Paintings are sent from the UK using the export and commodity code: 9701910000 normally this classification entitles goods to be free of import duties (not necessarily local VAT/TVA) in most countries. The decision is however on the border and point of import. This is not in our control. We recommend you check your local import duties in your country but we have never had any issues in over 30 years of exporting art as our collectors understand that if we pay for the delivery any import costs are easily paid at their end.
: ◽️ We will start to prepare your painting immediately.
• We check the painting and frame and then very carefully pack the painting. This does take a few working days and we will arrange delivery shortly after that. Normally we expect to get smaller paintings out to you in around five working days.
• For larger paintings it takes slightly longer and we will be in touch with expected delivery dates shortly after purchase.