Be inspired by the extraordinary paintings from a young autistic artist from England.
The Artist
She is best known for her early work at aged four but has continued to paint while growing up in Leicestershire near Market Harborough. Her talent to express herself through painting astonished the world as at that time she was not speaking. Iris’s mother Arabella Carter-Johnson shares her art to inspire and raise awareness of her condition.
The story is published Globally and Iris sells paintings to private art collectors in the UK and all over the world including Angelina Jolie.
‘Highly intricate luminous pieces of art’ The Times
‘An Astonishing Talent’ Daily Express
‘Remarkable’ ITV News
‘Paintings that have stunned the art world’ Daily Mail
Iris met Thula, a Maine coon cat in 2014 and life at home started to change. They had an immediate affinity. At this point Iris started to open up and communicate with Thula in a way that she hadn’t done before and this started her amazing journey with many animals .
The Book
Arabella documented their journey through diary entries and photographs and now tells Iris’s story in her first book. It is illustrated in full colour with photographs and of course Iris’s beautiful paintings. ‘Iris Grace’ has been published in Hardcover by Penguin and has been translated into 11 languages.
Original Works of Art
A selection of Iris’s Original paintings are for sale. Email Arabella at irisgracepainting@yahoo.com to receive the price list and information about delivery.
Giclee Prints
To order a giclee print email Arabella at irisgracepainting@yahoo.com
Using extremely ‘high end’ scan-back camera technology and daylight balanced lighting, we are able to create an incredibly accurate and detailed digital image. Our colour management ensures consistency and guarantees the highest standards and quality of image.
We pay fastidious attention to colour balancing to ensure extremely accurate reproduction. With the very latest in art printing technology with fully calibrated photo-scanning, processing and printing equipment.
The word Giclée (“g-clay”), is derived from the French verb gicler meaning “to squirt or spray”. Giclée, is used to describe a fine art digital printing process combining pigment based inks with high quality archival quality paper (Hahnemühle German Etching, 310 gsm) to achieve Giclée prints of superior archival quality, light fastness and stability.
Profits from the sales of her art go towards her therapies, art materials, education and Iris’s future.
Iris Grace Painting 
Je découvre les magnifiques peintures de votre enfant. Je n’y vois pas de tristesse, bien au contraire, le choix des couleurs me font penser à la douceur, les formes rondes à quelque chose de plein. Elle utilise à merveille les teintes pour leur donner vie… Si elle peint le monde comme elle le perçoit, que ne donnerais-je pour le voir comme elle. Merci de la protéger et de lui permettre de s’exprimer avec ses couleurs tout en nous permettant d’admirer ses toiles. Ses réalisations m’ont ramenée aux Nymphéas de Monet….Je vous souhaite le meilleure ainsi qu’à votre petite fille pour l’avenir.
Stunning – ordinarily, one might assume the style derivative of Monet’s high Water Lilly period, otherwise you must bow to Iris as an exquisitely gifted savant. Thank you Iris!
Agree there 100% Peter, I was trying to place it, you nailed it. Iris, thankyou for sharing your extraordinairy talent, the world is a more beautiful place seeing your work. Well done little one.
i thought of monet also, truly beautiful work Iris!
I don’t understand some of these comments. Specially the ones that speak to the way she sees the world as chaotic. As i peruse the paintings it gives me a very unique feeling. Her style is quite unique and its at its rawest form right now. Its instinctual and unsullied. As you look at these paintings you see her style, her signature, are ever present. And when she is older and maybe even centuries from now, her paintings will be so unique in their style, beauty and color, that you will be able to walk up to a painting and recognize her work. It has a very distinct quality. I am for one deeply moved by them and i wish i could afford one of her originals. Not because of what they might be worth but because to really appreciate it you have to view it up close to appreciate the strokes and nature of the stroke. It pulls you into the mind of the creator and helps you see and feel what they felt. The secret of the paintings are in its strokes. And the unique experience that she experiences can only be grasped by a close study and appreciation of the strokes. Its like reading sheet music. You hear the music play in your mind as you observe the strokes. Thank you for sharing this with the world.
Its almost as if in say about 100 years (or even sooner) you will walk up to one of Iriss’ works and say … yes thats an ‘Iris Grace painting’ without even looking at the signature of its origin….you are so right there Max, her art touches my soul….
I agree with you Max! I do think that people tend to confuse chaos with a lack of intentional structural boundary. Besides, the translucent, subtly layered delicacy of Iris’s paintings are very far from the aggressive, spontaneous energy one sees in say, a Jackson Pollock canvas.
Leí la historia de su hija y me maraville, la pinturas son hermosas, pero lo más hermoso que puedo marcar más en esta historia, es el apoyo de los padres, el afrontar la situación con dedicación y esfuerzo es memorable.
Educar a los hijos es, en esencia, enseñarles a valerse sin nosotros, y ustedes van por buen camino..
Soy padre de un pequeño de 2 años y medio, y tengo 22 años y me encanta ver su sonrisa cuando se siente protegido y amado, y vi lo mismo en esa sonrisa angelical de su hija, Saludos desde México.
What a wonderful artist your daughter is. I was able to watch her video. I loved seeing her paint. Her eyes light up.. and her beautiful smile…. and the little noises she makes for certain brush movements. She’s a beautiful little soul! My son is 17yrs old and has aspergers. Its a joy to see her so happy doing what she loves. Pass her some hugs from Detroit 🙂