“The Joy That Waited”

SOFTNESS

NURTURING

This original oil painting was inspired by the quiet beauty of the coast, expansive skies, and the deep sense of joy, peace, and home that unfolds after seasons of growth. Painted with richly layered oils, varnished for long-lasting protection and elevated vibes, and finished in a handcrafted unfinished White Oak floater frame.

Artwork Details

Original oil painting on canvas / 30 × 40 inches (vertical) / Finished in an Unfinished White Oat floater frame

  • Original painting: $3,800.00

  • Commission deposit received: – $500.00

  • Floater frame: $280.00

  • Shipping: $110.00

Total Balance Due: $3,690.00
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$3,390.00 
30x40 inch Framed Original Painting Commission for Kristen

This original oil painting was inspired by the quiet beauty of the coast, expansive skies, and the deep sense of joy, peace, and home that unfolds after seasons of growth. Painted with richly layered oils, varnished for long-lasting protection and elevated vibes, and finished in a handcrafted unfinished White Oak floater frame.

Artwork Details

  • Original oil painting on canvas

  • 30 × 40 inches (vertical)

  • Finished in an Unfinished White Oat floater frame

Commission Investment

  • Original painting: $3,500.00

  • Commission deposit received: – $500.00

  • Floater frame: $280.00

  • Shipping: $110.00

Total Balance Due: $3,390.00

Final step in the process!

A landscape painting depicting a sky with colorful clouds and a green grassy field below.

revived ladscape

refreshed, a bit more stillness, space to remember how beautiful life can be while surrounded by nature and memories.

Painted landscape of a sky with clouds above a field of green grass, with a rainbow and a faint sunset or sunrise.

“The Joy That Waited”

Soft light gathers slowly here.
Not as a rush, not as a celebration that arrives too soon,
but as peace that is earned, patient, and steady.

A COMMISSIONED PAINTING
A colorful landscape painting with a dramatic sky filled with swirling clouds of pink, blue, white, and gray. The lower part of the painting features green and brown land, possibly a grassy field or meadow. 
BEFORE

Inspired by earlier years spent seeking peace under dancing skies and near water. This piece holds the feeling of open skies and coastal water

Soft peaches and rose tones move through the sky, appearing gently — the way joy often does, after patience and perseverance.

“The Joy That Waited”
30x40, oil on canvas

A painting of a colorful sunset or sunrise with soft pastel colors and wispy clouds, featuring shades of pink, blue, and green.
An abstract painting with bold strokes of blue, pink, white, black, and green paint on a gray background. 
Created to live as a focal point in a light-filled space, this painting brings the outside in.

A place for the eyes to rest.
For the body to soften.
For joy to feel safe and familiar.

Close-up of a person's hand holding a paintbrush while painting a sky with a mix of blue, pink, and beige colors on canvas. 
Title: The Joy That Waited
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 30 × 40 inches
Orientation: Vertical
Framing: Minimalist floater frame (not shown as the paint is still a little wet)
A landscape painting of a colorful sky with clouds and a grassy field in the foreground.
Painting of a dynamic sky with clouds and a rainbow, colorful landscape below with green fields and a hint of water. Artwork by oil painter Emily Jeffords.
The Poisson distribution function graph with an upward curve, showing the probability distribution for different values.

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My own joy comes from this work, my family, but also in art and music. when I return home from a long day, I want to feel safe, comfortable, and have a reminder of Joy.
”

the intention & inspiration
A page of text with a poem about waves and clouds, presented on a light background.
Child with brown hair wearing a blue shirt painting a landscape of sky and water on an easel in an art studio, with a wooden art supplies cart and another person partially visible in the foreground.
Close-up of an abstract painting with vertical streaks of pastel pink, blue, green, and dark colors on a canvas. 
A Note from the Studio

The underpainting for this piece was created with my son, his brushstrokes adding movement and joy in the earliest stages. Even though you can't see them in the final piece, the energy and joy is in the canvas still.

May this painting remind you that joy takes its time.
And when it arrives, it lingers, gently revealing that it has always been there.

It has been an honor to commemorate your connection with yourself, your home, and your intention in this landscape.


xox, Emily Jeffords

A watercolor painting of a cloudy sky over a grassy field.