Eileen Sey DA Dip Ed

Born in the granite fishing port of Peterhead on the rugged North East of Scotland within sight and sound of the sea with its constant fogs, gales and pounding waves, it is not surprising that Eileen has been fascinated and inspired by the coastlines of Britain and Europe in all their grandeur and diversity.

She remembers listening to her Grandfather, as was his father also, a sea captain apprenticed under sail as a 12 year old on a whaler in the Artic, tell tales of storms, shipwrecks and dramatic rescues and more importantly, the mysticism of the deep with its unending rhythms of the moon and the tides.

As a young adult Eileen completed a 4 year diploma course at Grays School of Art in Aberdeen. After many years teaching and raising 3 sons, she eventually returned to full time painting in order to develop her skills in a wide range of different media and subjects. Most recent influences have been the coasts of Cornwall, Hampshire and Dorset at home and abroad, Venice and its carnival, Spain and the Greek Islands. This has resulted in works ranging from the almost representational, to surreal visions of costumed characters and increasingly, large abstract works mainly in acrylics and mixed media.

In recent years she has exhibited at the Royal West of England Academy, Highcliffe Castle, Bell Fine Art Winchester, The Affordable Art Fair in London, Southampton Art Gallery and for many years permanently exhibited at Hampshire Contemporary Artists in Lymington. Her paintings have been reproduced in “The Artist” magazine in an extensive profile of her art, examples of which are also permanently in the County of Hampshire collection of fine art.

Currently the focus of her art is in contemporary works large and small on gallery canvas and in tune with the décor of modern interiors. Her work can be viewed by appointment at her studio/gallery in the coastal village of Milford-on-Sea near Lymington, which is open all year round.