The Afternoon Rest

Townscape Art Trail: East Grinstead portraits

April II

Townscape Art Trail: a portrait

Just Three More Weeks © Sheri Gee 2024

I'm a British painter, predominantly in oils, based in East Grinstead.

Sheri Gee’s work often derives from people watching – using the everyday moments, in her non-studio time as a working mother, to influence her paintings. Stemming from many years of life drawing, Gee has an enduring passion for depicting the figure. Aside from painting herself or her children, Gee became captivated by the solitary commuter in the rain, drawn to the passing colours of coats and umbrellas, lights and reflections. Her latest work stems from these paintings.

Painting in oil on either gesso board or canvas, the aim of Gee’s most recent series of works is to explore a subtle introspective narrative, as the artist takes the artwork beyond the original point of reference. The paintings reflect a snatched, quiet moment between the hectic responsibilities of work or motherhood. The women are enveloped, separated, by their umbrella enclosures, able to reflect and ruminate quietly.

Her work has been selected for The Sussex Contemporary Open, Jackson’s Art, and the Society of Women Artists. Gee was a finalist in the 2018 Holly Bush Emerging Woman Painter Prize (now Women in Art). Her paintings are collected internationally.

Education:
City in Guilds Award in Education & Training (6502), City Lit College, 2024
Fine Art Mentoring course, Morley College, Waterloo. 2022-2023
Advanced Painting Practice, Morley College, Waterloo. 2021-2022
Kent Institute of Art and Design (1994 - 1997)
BA (hons) Communication Media, specialising in Illustration (first class). The college is now part of the University of the Creative Arts.

View my website http://www.sherigee.com/