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 
Her paintings are so innocent and beautiful. It reminds me of fairytale things like fairies, trolls, and angels. I’d buy one of her paintings as well. This is just amazing, I love what kids with autism can do because I have helped my mom before. She is a teacher assistant for kids with autism and I just feel like I understand them more than other people do. I’ve seen how people who has a family member with autism are different than others their age. I really do hope you guys achieve your goals and I support you guys all the way. I am so ready to share this with my mom so she can share with her coworkers as well. Good luck guys !!
Beautiful. And fantastic paintings as well!
I’m overwhelmed and amazed by these pieces of art. I feel happy for you as a family that you found that key to your child’s soul and for grace that she found a way to express herself which is so unbelievable beautiful! Wish you all the best!
Such a beautiful and talented little girl. Do you guys sale any of her paintings? Would be very interested in buying. Have a little girl myself , age 6, and believe all children should be supported in whatever they dream to do. Thank you 🙂
I Have an autistic son who’s 19 now, what a truly beautiful little girl you have, I only just noticed a couple of pictures on distractify ( I think) but what an amazing artist, I am a mature student and have just started re education doing fine art, these paintings are of a standard that I could only dream of attaining-one day a long way off!