Between Arrivals FRAMED

This painting is part of the IN-BETWEEN exhibition at the SPOTLIGHT ART GALLERY at the Ottawa Little Theatre,
400 King Edwards Street, Ottawa, ON, Canada, on view from June 10 to June 27, 2026.

If purchased before June 27, 2026, the artwork must remain on display until the exhibition closes, in accordance with City of Ottawa exhibition guidelines.

The painting will be available for pickup on June 29, 2026, at the Ottawa Little Theatre, or may be arranged for FREE delivery within the Ottawa Valley area (Ontario, Canada).

Please contact ottawavalleyartstudio@gmail.com to schedule pickup or delivery.

Original painting by Iya Carson

Certificate of Authenticity

Media: Watercolour

Paper: 100% cotton, Baohong, Rough, 300 g

Paints: Daniel Smith

Size:  15.5 x 15.5 (40 cm x 40 cm)

Year: 2025

Place: Ottawa Valley, Ontario, Canada

Framed, with final frame size 20.5 x 20.5 x 2.5 (52 x 52 x6.5 cm), double matting black/white

Between Arrivals
From the In-between series

The street was full only moments ago. Now it is quiet, wide, almost forgiving.

The city does not speak – it breathes. Walls lean inward, shadows stretch, and the pavement opens like a blank page. People move through without meeting, close enough to sense each other, too distant to belong.

In this place, time loosens its grip. There is no urgency, no clear direction – only the act of passing. Each step is both arrival and departure, each figure both present and already gone.

This is the downtown not as a map, but as a feeling: a shared solitude, a gentle anonymity, a moment where the self floats between where it has been and where it has yet to settle.