The Lantern Man Watches

The Mystery Fens | 2025 collection is a series of evocative digital watercolour artworks exploring the eerie beauty and quiet unease of the East Anglian Fenlands. These hauntingly atmospheric paintings capture the vast, flat landscapes and shifting skies of the Fens, often bathed in moonlight or shrouded in fog, evoking a place suspended between land and water, reality and legend.

The Fens in East Anglia, those vast, flat, mist-shrouded marshlands stretching across parts of Cambridgeshire, Lincolnshire, Norfolk, and Suffolk, are steeped in centuries of eerie folklore and supernatural tales. Isolated, mysterious, and once considered uninhabitable swamp, the region has inspired an abundance of legends and ghost stories. These stories speak to the liminal nature of the Fens, a place neither fully land nor water, teetering between civilisation and the wild, between life and death. The heavy mists, endless skies, and ancient trackways only add to the eerie atmosphere.

Drawing inspiration from centuries of local folklore, the collection centres on the mysteries said to haunt these wetlands. Chief among them is the Lantern Man, a spectral light that drifts across the marshes, luring the unwary with its ghostly glow. Said to be drawn to the sound of whistling, this figure has been sighted near Wicken Fen and beyond, part of a wider tradition of will-o'-the-wisps, flickering flames that dance above bogs and mires, leading travellers astray.

Each piece in the collection plays with light and shadow, using delicate washes of colour to suggest the intangible: whispers on the wind, the glint of something just out of reach, the hush of reeds in the dark. These are not just landscapes, they are windows into the unseen, places where the natural and the supernatural meet.

The Mystery Fens | 2025 is both a tribute to a unique English landscape and an invitation to lose yourself in its timeless, otherworldly depths, offering collectors a chance to own a hauntingly atmospheric piece from this evocative collection.

Once you have placed your order, you will receive an email confirmation from Arte Delux. Artwork orders take up to 10 business days to process. Many of our pieces are handmade to order, and each one is prepared with the utmost care and attention. All shipments are sent via FedEx.

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We want you to be completely satisfied with your artwork. That’s why we offer a 14-day cooling-off period, allowing you to display it in your home and ensure it’s the perfect fit. If you decide it’s not right for you, you’re welcome to return it.

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Arte Delux is an online gallery with customers around the world, and we specialise in free international shipping for all artworks*. We use FedEx to send all orders safely and efficiently, with delivery duty paid, which means no hidden fees. Learn more

*Excluding Simon Lee Robson’s Masterpiece Studies | 2025 collection, for which shipping costs will be shown at checkout.

How do you package my artwork?

All artworks are securely packaged to ensure safe transit. Framed artworks (small to medium), are protected with reinforced cardboard corner guards and an additional layer of cardboard over the surface to minimise any risk of damage. Large artworks are bubble-wrapped for added protection to ensure safe arrival. Each artwork is placed in a heavy-duty, rigid, corrugated cardboard box made from recycled materials. Rolled fine art prints are carefully wrapped in tissue paper and shipped in a sturdy cardboard tube.

How do you send my certificate of authenticity?

Every original and limited edition artwork is sent with a certificate of authenticity, which is included in the package along with your artwork.

What happens after I place an order?

Once your purchase is complete, you will receive a confirmation email. One of our art consultants will also follow up with an email to confirm the order, discuss your preferred delivery arrangements, and answer any additional questions you may have.

Is the artwork hand-signed by the artist?

The majority of our original and limited edition artworks are hand-signed by the artist, either on the front or reverse. Limited editions are also hand-numbered. If you’re unsure about a particular piece, feel free to contact us for confirmation.