I built the theme this website runs on

If you've bought a painting or print from me, you'll know this website. What you might not know is that I built the theme it runs on.

For years I was forever tweaking my site. Something always needed fixing: how originals were shown, how print sizes were compared, how commission enquiries came in. I started building Shopify apps to solve the problems I kept running into, and that became Amethyst Applications. Then one day I thought: why not build the perfect theme for my own store, and make it something every artist can use?

That theme is called Gesso, after the white primer that goes on a canvas before any paint. Since 10 November 2026, this site runs on it.

What it means for you as a buyer

• A room view, so you can picture a painting on a wall before you buy.
• Compare print sizes side by side.
• Ask me a question about any painting straight from its page.
• Clear artwork details, like medium, size and year, laid out the way a gallery would.

For other artists, photographers and makers

Gesso is coming soon to the Shopify Theme Store. It's built for painters first, and also for photographers, illustrators and makers selling originals, prints and commissions. If you sell your own work, I built it with you in mind.

I'm still painting full time, and everything I learn from selling my own work goes into the theme. Read the full story of why I built Gesso.