Where Somerset Breathes 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

Where Somerset Breathes
From the In-between series

A familiar street dissolves into mist, its edges softened like a memory still forming.
Somerset Street, always bustling, always alive, here becomes a breath between moments.
Shadows slip through the light, buildings lean inward as if listening, and the city hum fades into a quiet heartbeat.

This is where Ottawa’s Chinatown keeps its small-city soul, a place of cafés and markets, of everyday stories carried in the air. In this in-between pause, the street is not loud or busy, but suspended, tender, a pathway made of echoes and light.