Polly Gribben

I was brought up in the County Antrim countryside and have always been drawn to its distinctive landscapes and seascapes. Inspired by the design in nature I saw around me, I pursued a career in architecture, studying at the Mackintosh School, Glasgow School of Art.  I thrived on the study of light and space and our environment, achieving a first class honours degree and a Masters in architecture. As an architect, design and control of our environment is everything.  As a painter I am particularly interested in the uncontainable nature of the sea and sky.  The sky, in the words of Constable, is 'the source of light in nature and governs everything' and I am fascinated by its forms and colour.  I find my subject matter in the fields, forests and shores around my home. Using acrylics and oils with brushes and pallet knives, I work to capture disappearing moments of places I love. I paint in order to hold on to vanishing beauty. In the light between the land and the sky, the world is beautiful because it constantly disappears.

I hope you enjoy my 'reflections of land, sea and sky'.  

My work is available to purchase as limited edition prints, cards and acrylic and oil originals.  A number of framed originals are available from The Nest, A Broader Picture, Inklover, Kloverhaus, 2020art and The Designerie.