Remember when holiday memories were shared in person, sitting together and flicking through a photo album, with stories filling in the gaps?

These days it’s usually an iPad or laptop instead, but the feeling is much the same.

A friend of mine, who stays completely off social media, was showing me photos from a recent trip to Egypt. After travelling along the Nile by boat, he had stopped at a camel farm, one of the few places he was able to explore on foot.

As we slowly moved through the photos, each one came with its own story. Then he reached a photo of some camels and skipped straight past it, dismissing it as “not the best”.

But I loved it.

The warm light, the richness of the colours, and the wonderfully cheeky faces of the camels immediately caught my attention. I asked him to go back and, with his permission, he AirDropped the image to me.

That photo became the starting point for this painting.

Over the following months, and with a small adjustment to the camels’ stance, Lovely Lady Lumps slowly took shape. What had originally been brushed aside as “not the best” became the painting itself, shaped by a shared moment of noticing and storytelling.

In a rather lovely full-circle moment, the original painting was later bought by the very friend who shared the photograph in the first place.

The original Lovely Lady Lumps painting has now been sold and hangs proudly in the home of the friend who shared the photograph that inspired it.

It feels like the perfect place for the piece to live.

A3 prints of Lovely Lady Lumps are available and printed on beautiful heavyweight paper to preserve the colours and detail of the original painting.

If you’re looking for something slightly different, I can also provide larger or smaller print sizes, as well as framed prints in a variety of frame colours. At markets I sell framed prints, unframed prints, and greeting cards, so if you’ve seen something in person and would like a similar option online, feel free to get in touch.

Send me an email if you’re looking for something specific.

Unframed A3 prints are available to purchase using the button below.

Bring a little Lovely Lady Lumps into your space.