Credits
Mira Vale Studio is a fictional studio. The images here are stand-ins from open collections. They are not work by Mira Vale, and every one is credited below. Nothing on this site is for sale, and no payment, order, booking or message is processed.
Paintings and prints
Public domain and open access works from museum collections, used as stand-ins for the studio's paintings. Images are cropped and resized for the page.
The Cliffs at Beg-ar-Fry, Saint-Jean-du-Doigt
Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918), 1895
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
The Rocky Seashore
Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924), c. 1907–10
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Natural Bridge, Bermuda
Winslow Homer, ca. 1901
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Palm Tree, Nassau
Winslow Homer, 1898
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
The Harbor
Carl Gaertner (American, 1898–1952), c. 1925
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
The Harbor
Ora Coltman (American, 1858–1940), 1928
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Flowers of a Hundred Worlds (Momoyogusa): Wisteria (Fuji)
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), 1909–10
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Peonies, from the series "Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)"
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), 1909/10
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
A Red Plum Branch against the Summer Moon
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), c. mid–1840s
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Pasture Rose (Rosa Carolina Corymbosa)
Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759–1840), 1817–24
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
The Georgics: Lemon Tree (Les Géorgiques: Citronnier)
Aristide Maillol (French, 1861–1944), 1937–43
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
A Wall, Nassau
Winslow Homer, 1898
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Prunus with Poem Slip, from the series "Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)"
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), 1909/10
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Hydrangea and Swallow, from an untitled series of large flowers
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), c. 1833/34
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Red Parrot on the Branch of a Tree
Ito Jakuchu (Japanese, 1716–1800), c. 1905
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Two Egrets in the Snow
Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735–1790), c. 1773
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Carp Swimming by Water Weeds
Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849), 1831
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Hares Playing in Surf on a Moonlit Night
Attributed to Isoda Koryusai (Japanese, 1735–1790), c. 1771
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Dancing Fox
Ohara Koson (Japanese, 1877–1945), 1900–1910s
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Japanese white-eye on flowering branch
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, 1797–1858), 1830s–1840s
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Plovers Flying Across a River above Snow-Laden Reeds (Fuyu no Kawa), from the series "Worlds of Things (Momoyogusa)"
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), 1909/10
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Rhodomenia Polycarpa
Anna Atkins, ca. 1853
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Wild Tulip
William Morris, 1884
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Willow Bough
William Morris, 1887
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Documents Decoratifs: Oriental Poppies
Alphonse Mucha (Czech, 1860–1939), 1901–2
The Cleveland Museum of Art
CC0 1.0, public domain
Pine Beach with Shrine Gate, from the series "A World of Things (Momoyogusa)”
Kamisaka Sekka (Japanese, 1866–1942), 1909/10
The Art Institute of Chicago
CC0 1.0, public domain
Objects
Decorated ceramics and textiles from open access museum collections, used as stand-ins for handmade objects.
Leaf Dish
Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710); Johann David Kretschmar (German), c. 1735
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Jug
Maker unknown, 1850
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Plaque
John Bennett (American, 1840–1907), 1879
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Dish with Dragons, Pomegranates, and Peaches
Maker unknown, 1662–1722
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Plate
Minton Pottery and Porcelain Factory (British), 1880
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Teapot
Meissen Porcelain Factory (German, est. c. 1710), c. 1750–70
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Embroidered Table Cover
Maker unknown, 1700s–1800s
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Tile- Central Motif in Diamond
Maker unknown, 1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Tile- Ship
Maker unknown, c 1700s
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Vase
Newcomb Pottery (American, 1895–1940); Henrietta Bailey (American, 1874–1950), 1900s
The Cleveland Museum of Art (Open Access)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Studio photographs
Photographs of studio and class settings, used under the licences shown. Some are cropped and resized; none are otherwise altered.
Okopod - Pottery Studio.jpg
Lorna Satchell, 2024
Wikimedia Commons
CC BY 4.0, attribution required
Watercolor Flowers (Unsplash).jpg
Victoria Bilsborough, 2017
Wikimedia Commons (photo originally published on Unsplash)
CC0 1.0, public domain
A notebook with paint brushes.jpg
Tim Arterbury, 2016
Wikimedia Commons (photo originally published on Unsplash)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Artist painting watercolor (Unsplash).jpg
Nik MacMillan, 2016
Wikimedia Commons (photo originally published on Unsplash)
CC0 1.0, public domain
Old Glass Jars full of paint colors, in background there are Paint Brushes (27368479778).jpg
Cindy Shebley, 2018
Wikimedia Commons
CC BY 2.0, attribution required
Bernard Leach Pottery Studio St.Ives Tools (3984574112).jpg
THOR, 2009
Wikimedia Commons
CC BY 2.0, attribution required
Art tools and paint palette set up for a creative session.jpg
Shixart1985, 2026
Wikimedia Commons
CC BY 2.0, attribution required
Jar of Paint Brushes (Unsplash).jpg
Joshua Niedermayer, 2017
Wikimedia Commons (photo originally published on Unsplash)
CC0 1.0, public domain
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Type and logos
The Mira Vale Studio wordmark and MV symbol were made for this demonstration.
Typeface: Manrope by Mikhail Sharanda, used under the SIL Open Font License 1.1. It is served from this site, not from a font provider.