Watercolour · ink · field sketches

Works on Paper

Painted where I happened to be standing: a garden tea house in Florianópolis, a terrace overlooking the valley in Órgiva, a beautiful beach day in Tofino, a basement bar in Madrid, a streetside café in Porto. Smaller, faster, made in the open. A working record of life kept alongside the studio.

Our first December, watercolour and ink on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Our first Decemberwatercolour and ink on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil, December 1, 2024
Lover's view, watercolour on paper, Chesterman Beach, Tofino. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Lover's viewwatercolour on paper, Chesterman Beach, Tofino, July 28, 2025
More watercolour & ink
Rose, watercolour on paper, Órgiva, Spain. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Rosewatercolour on paper, Órgiva, Spain, Valentine's Day, 2023
Him, on the street in Porto, watercolour and pencil on paper, Porto, Portugal. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Him, on the street in Portowatercolour and pencil on paper, Porto, Portugal
Peonies and sunflowers, watercolour and white ink on paper. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Peonies and sunflowerswatercolour and white ink on paper
The pink hotel, pastel and pencil on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
The pink hotelpastel and pencil on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil
Reclining, watercolour and red ink on paper. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Recliningwatercolour and red ink on paper
Orchids, kept, watercolour and ink on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Orchids, keptwatercolour and ink on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil
A small planet of our own, watercolour and pastel on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
A small planet of our ownwatercolour and pastel on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil
Wildflowers against the surf, watercolour and white ink on paper. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Wildflowers against the surfwatercolour and white ink on paper
Blue hour, watercolour and pencil on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Blue hourwatercolour and pencil on paper, Florianópolis, Brazil
At the bar, mixed media on paper, Madrid. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
At the barmixed media on paper, Madrid
Watercolour studies of him, watercolour and ink on paper, Porto, Portugal. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Watercolour studies of himwatercolour and ink on paper, Porto, Portugal
Offering, gouache on paper. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Offeringgouache on paper
Field sketches
English Bay, from the seawall, pen on paper, Vancouver. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
English Bay, from the seawallpen on paper, Vancouver, August 2023
Moored, pen on paper, Salt Spring Island. Work on paper by Synthia Rowshan Jahan.
Mooredpen on paper, Salt Spring Island

Paint dries differently in every place. These keep the weather they were made in.

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