Living room with white sofa, wicker chairs, a round wooden coffee table, potted plant, and landscape painting of two people swimming in a lake with mountains in background.

Serene Swimmer Paintings for Art Collectors Seeking Calm & Quiet Beauty

Discover original underwater acrylics and prints that invite reflection, wellness, and tranquility.

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It all begins underwater

My paintings invite you into a quiet, meditative world beneath the surface—where sunlight dances on skin, water slows everything down, and movement softens into a peaceful rhythm.

Each piece captures that suspended world below: shifting light, fluid motion, and the blurred boundary between reality and abstraction. Through layers of color and calm, every painting becomes an invitation to pause, breathe deeply, and reconnect with yourself and the serenity only water can offer.

Painting of a man and a young girl swimming in a lake during sunset, with trees and clouds in the background.
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Meet Vanessa: Alberta’s Underwater Artist

Serene Swimmers. Shifting Light. Stillness in Motion.

Vanessa Corrigall is a Canadian artist known for her underwater paintings that explore light, movement, and the quiet serenity of being submerged. A lifelong swimmer, she captures the way water transforms the human form—distorted, reflective, and beautifully abstract.

Collectors are drawn to her work for its themes of wellness, fluid motion, and tranquility. Based in Leduc, Alberta, Vanessa creates from her home studio while also teaching high school art on a reserve and donating 5% of every sale to the Canadian Mental Health Association.

Her work invites you to pause—breathe—and enter a space of reflection and calm.

A woman standing indoors in front of a mural of a lake scene and a grid wall, smiling, wearing glasses, a patterned dress, and sneakers.
Black and white photo of a woman submerged in water, with her face and part of her upper body visible. Her hair is floating around her head.
A woman sitting on an office chair in an art studio, painting on a large canvas with water reflection patterns, surrounded by art supplies and jars of paint.
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Award-Winning Underwater Artist

Vanessa Corrigall’s serene swimmer paintings bring calm, light, and reflection into collectors’ homes.

Serene Swimmer Paintings for Art Collectors

Best in Show – Fusion Art’s Waterscapes Exhibition

Painting of two women standing in a body of water during sunset, with distant trees on the horizon and a colorful sky.
“Her painting of water feels so real and alive. Her work is remarkable.”
— Donna D.
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A wooden table holds a stack of notebooks with a black elastic band, a large white ceramic vase with a circular hollow in its center containing dark branches, a small yellow ceramic vase, and a framed painting of a person swimming underwater on a white wall.
Held by the Water, Held by Love Held by the Water, Held by Love
Held by the Water, Held by Love
$1,800.00
Lamina Lamina
Lamina
$1,800.00
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Wondering what materials I use, whether I accept commissions, or how to care for original artwork? I’ve answered the most common questions collectors ask—plus a few unexpected ones (like: do I paint mermaids?).

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Where to See the Work

October – Elsie John’s Gallery

📍 Leduc Public Library | All October
Discover the quiet beauty of submerged figures and rippling light in this month-long show at a cozy, welcoming space.
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October – Leduc Civic Centre

📍 Leduc Civic Centre | All October
The final stop in this fall series, this exhibit invites you to reflect and slow down with work that captures the pause between breath and movement.
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From My Studio to the Gallery Wall

Get a peek into my painting process, exhibitions, and life in the studio.

Art collectors, this one’s for you. The Cadmium Art Collective is hosting its Winter Art Market at Orange Hall — and you’ll get first access to brand-new original work before it’s gone. Meet Alberta artists, discover rising ta
Look though the pics! The first is my temporary art studio. My space has moved upstairs. The rest of the pics are of what my space looks like at the moment. Ripped out the bottom cabinets too. It's a lot to work through. How long do you think it's
Do you remember the way sunlight scatters across the water on late summer afternoons? For me, that golden shimmer always felt like time paused — like floating was its own kind of meditation. This painting, Drifting Glow, grew out of that memo
Thank you to @strathearnartwalk and all of the volunteers who made the art and music festival such a success! I was in the red zone this year and absolutely loved my spot—especially since two of my art buddies were my neighbors for the weekend.