Kelsea Chatburn / Yellow Door

Kelsea Chatburn is a Toronto-based watercolor artist, known for her vibrant paintings of Los Angeles and Asian street food markets. Drawing inspiration from her personal travels and childhood in the California desert, Chatburn’s work delivers a sense of happiness in the form of appreciation for cultural details of a subject. Kelsea's paintings offer a diverse exploration of shapes and colours that are associated with fond memories of travel.

This watercolor captures the charm and character of London’s bright yellow doors — a bold pop of color set against the city's more muted palette. With fluid brushwork and considered detail, the piece celebrates the quiet joy found in everyday architecture. It’s a study in contrast and warmth, evoking the feeling of sunlight breaking through a grey sky — distinctly London, yet universally uplifting.