The Lover | Framed Canvas Print
The Lover represents access to our vitality and life force. She embodies sensuality and a rich enjoyment of what life has to offer, creating a radiance that impacts those around her.
The Lover is a bold, expressive abstract painting by British contemporary artist Nicola Bird, rich with vibrant reds, deep magentas, luminous colour and layered texture. An emotive statement artwork exploring sensuality, feminine energy, vitality and the joy of being fully alive, it brings warmth, depth and powerful presence to a contemporary interior.
This framed canvas print pairs a 38mm deep stretched canvas with a sleek floating frame for an elevated gallery-style finish.
The slim wooden frame is positioned slightly away from the canvas edge, creating a subtle shadow gap that produces a clean floating effect. This separation enhances the artwork, drawing focus to the image while adding a sense of depth and dimension.
Ready to hang.
Framed canvas prints are wrapped in a protective sleeve with individual plastic or cardboard guards added to each corner. Additional cardboard is secured over the print surface to minimize the risk of breakages or transit damage. Each print is then shipped in a heavy-duty cardboard box.
Once your artwork arrives, if you're not happy for any reason, please return it in the same condition within 30 days for a full refund.
You don't! If you're here looking at my art, it's likely that you're done with being all matchy-matchy and trying to fit in. Full expression is more important to you than making sure your cushion covers match your art. Put her on the wall. She'll fire up any room.
- Keep your canvas out of direct sunlight and away from reflected light from mirrors, glass and other shiny surfaces.
- Do not use any form of liquid or chemical products to clean your canvas, even if you have a coating. A soft brush can be used periodically to remove any settled dust.
- Display it at room temperature in a stable, moisture-free environment, and keep it a safe distance from direct heat sources such as fireplaces or radiators.
I paint energy. I paint YOUR energy, even though I've probably never met you.
I care about where my art ends up and believe there is something that has brought you, and me, together onto this page at this moment in time.
Because of that, I take care that from the moment you order, your art is carefully packaged and sent out to you with love and attention.
Thank you for supporting an independent artist (that's me!).
MEET THE ARTIST
Nicola Bird
I didn't pick up a paintbrush until I was 52, shortly before my mother died. It felt as though she handed me her torch, and I've been painting ever since.
Before that, I built businesses, wrote books, raised a family and spent years helping people navigate change. My paintings come from all of it: the joy, the grief, the menopause, the reinvention, the particular ache of the in-between.
I paint instinctively. Music on, paint down, following the feeling rather than a plan. I want my work to hit you in the gut, change the way you breathe, and create that unmistakable moment when you look at a painting and know, without question: she's mine.
My collectors tend to be women at midlife and beyond who have lived enough to recognise something in the work. They don't choose a painting because it matches the sofa. They choose it because they've been through the fires of midlife and a part of them wants to be reclaimed.
