Hello!

I am Polly, an Abstract Geometric Artist, creating vivid, kaleidoscopic paintings that explore the visual impact and language of colour.

I am based in Coventry, UK and balance my art practice alongside raising my 3 lively children.

I graduated with a BA(Hons) in Fine Art in 2003 from Birmingham School of Art, UK. My degree show paintings were a complete sell out, with several pieces being purchased by Debenhams for their flag ship store in the New Bull Ring development in Birmingham. Following my success on graduating, I worked as a studio artist for the Art Lounge, formally at the Mailbox, Birmingham. I took part in many exhibitions and festivals, including Birmingham Arts Fest and curated two of my own solo shows alongside selling my work.

An enforced career break (having children and becoming a single mother) gave me time to re-evaluate where I want to be, and I am more determined and passionate than ever about being an artist. Last year, I took on my studio space in Coventry and it has given me a whole new perspective and focus. Having a space dedicated solely to my practice is allowing me to expand my ideas and experiment with larger scale works.

Artist Statement

Colour is a means of communication without the need of the written word. It is a multi-faceted language that can create emotion and is uplifting and empowering. It can be quiet and meditative or explosive and energetic. It conveys meaning and can reflect a changing mood. For me, colour is quite simply joyful.

I use bold, systematic hues to create subtle nuances of movement and progression within a painting. The resulting visual effects can be both stimulating and confusing to the eye as works appear to shimmer and move, often in unexpected ways.

The geometric imposes an order and regularity that I disrupt with varying tones, tints and shades to create harmony and discord. This is often reflective of my own personal experiences and feelings at the time of creation, adding an autobiographical element to the work. It also exudes a sense of control that often feels missing in my everyday life.

I use clean, straight lines for seamless transitions between colours; this enhances the effect of the graduating tones that I carefully mix from the paint. However, I choose to leave small areas where the artist’s hand is evident, whether it be pencil marks or lines that don’t quite perfectly meet. It is important for me to allow some of the process to show through to distinguish it as hand painted and human rather than machine produced, especially as we enter this new age of AI. These marks become part of my artistic signature and an element to seek and treasure for the viewer.