Sea Queen 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle | New York Puzzle Company

Level of Difficulty: Medium

Artist: Janet Hill

Dimensions: 19 x 19 inches

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Sea Queen 500 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle | New York Puzzle Company

She's not impressed, and she doesn't need to be. 🏄♀️☀️ Sea Queen by New York Puzzle Company is a 500 piece jigsaw puzzle from Janet Hill — a sun-bleached beach scene where eight gloriously painted vintage longboards stand in a row and one effortlessly cool blonde in a black swimsuit and white sunglasses holds court among them, arms crossed, not a care in the world. Retro, vibrant, and completely iconic. 🌊

📄 Description

Hill paints the scene with the warm, saturated confidence of a vintage travel poster. Eight longboard surfboards stand upright in a row filling the entire frame from edge to edge against a soft teal-blue sky and sandy shore — each one a distinct design that could be a collector's piece on its own. From left to right: a red and pink striped board, a deep green board with white daisies and orange flowers, a gold board covered in white stars, a bold red and black spiral-striped board, a white board with a graphic red stripe and arrow chevron, a warm terracotta and teal colour-block board, a classic red longboard, and a dark board just visible at the far right edge.

At the centre of it all, Janet Hill's signature mid-century woman stands leaning against the red and black striped board — blonde hair pinned up, oversized white sunglasses, a trim black vintage swimsuit with white trim, one leg crossed casually in front of the other. She is neither waiting for someone nor looking at anything in particular. She simply owns the beach. Hill's oil-on-canvas style gives every board its own texture and personality, making this 500 piece jigsaw puzzle as much a celebration of vintage surf culture as it is a character study. 🌺

🧩 Features

✅ 500 piece jigsaw puzzle
✅ Finished size: 19" × 19" (45.3 × 45.3 cm) — square format
✅ Original illustration by Janet Hill
✅ Random cut pieces, no two shapes alike
✅ Linen-style finish to reduce glare
✅ Made in the USA with recycled board and soy-based inks
✅ Produced by New York Puzzle Company, known for high-quality jigsaw puzzles

💖 Puzzle Themes

Sea Queen is a beach jigsaw puzzle for surf lovers, vintage art enthusiasts, and fans of Janet Hill's iconic mid-century women. It sits beautifully at the crossroads of summer jigsaw puzzles, retro beach art, surfboard collector culture, and bold colourful puzzles for adults. A wonderful puzzle gift for the beach lover, the surfer, the vintage art collector, or anyone who appreciates a woman who walks onto a beach and immediately becomes the most interesting thing on it.

❤️ Reasons to Love this Puzzle

Each of the eight surfboards in this image is its own visual event — different colours, patterns, and textures that make every section of this 500 piece build feel distinct and satisfying. The warm, saturated palette of reds, golds, greens, and teals against the soft sandy shore is bold enough to sort easily and beautiful enough to linger over. The square format is a refreshing change from the standard rectangle, and the finished image is graphic and striking enough to frame and display year-round. A unique summer jigsaw puzzle that brings the beach indoors in the best possible way. 🏖️