'VELMA' Acrylic on Canvas. Unframed.
VELMA - ORIGINAL PAINTING BY AVA REID
Part of the MaccPow 2026 Commission Collection
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Velma Dinkley is a strong woman that we all know to be quietly brilliant, always in control, and impossible to forget.
This original acrylic painting by Macclesfield artist Ava Reid is a love letter to Scooby-Doo’s sharpest mind.
Velma gazes out from the canvas with calm, steady composure, her signature bold framed glasses, dark bob and rust-orange polo neck captured by Ava with wonderful confidence. Her textured top features Ava’s characteristic dotted marks in burnt orange against warm brown, while behind her the canvas erupts in lime green and teal shapes that perfectly contradict Velma’s deadpan cool.
Ava chose Velma for her brains, her calmness, and her quiet refusal to be anything other than exactly who she is. There is something deeply knowing in this portrait. This is a celebration of the one who always figures it out but never needs to shout about it ;)_______________________________________________________
About the Collection
This painting is one of nine original paintings created for MaccPow 2026, Macclesfield's comic art festival, celebrating the town's rich creative heritage. Ava was commissioned to depict females from the world of comics and comic art, characters whose vibrancy, cheekiness, or strength of spirit resonated with her. The result is a collection that is as personal as it is powerful.
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About the Artist
Ava Reid is a Macclesfield based artist whose work is characterised by its confident colours, distinctive shapes, and joyful energy. As an artist with Down's syndrome and Autism Ava brings a perspective that is genuinely unique. Ava's work is never constrained by her own expectation of the finished product but are born of the purest creative instinct.
Ava's work has been celebrated for releasing genuine emotion amongst first time admirers as well as more seasoned fans. Her work is an outstanding example of art made by an artist with a learning disability that commands serious attention with it's vibrance and confidence.
Collecting an Ava Reid original means owning something that cannot be replicated, a piece of authentic art from one of Macclesfield's most exciting emerging talents.
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Original acrylic on canvas. 42 x 59cm. One of nine works in the MaccPow 2026 commission. Sold unframed. Certificate of authenticity included.