ABOUT

Welcome to my online gallery. From a very early age, I knew that all I wanted to do was paint, draw, design or make things for a job!

Following my Fashion BA(Hons) at Kingston University, I was lucky enough to have a successful international career designing for such brands as Mulberry, Daniel Hechter, Daylesford/Bamford and Boden, as well as lots of freelance projects. I followed this with running two award-winning clothing & lifestyle stores for 12 years, until 2014, when life took a different direction…

I’d always painted & sketched and longed for a time when I could devote more time to the practice. As well as occasional freelance design & styling projects, I now split my time between the stunning Malvern Hills and our restored, historic cottage on the West Wales coast - Where I paint & sketch on the coast path & beaches. Regular visits to my parents in Northumberland provide endless inspiration too - Especially for big skies and the castle-studded coastline!

I work in whichever media I am drawn to at any given time, and frequently mix them together. I particularly love oils, inks, pastels, and my constant favourite, charcoal.

My style is quite representational (in an impressionistic way) but I also love pushing towards more abstract pieces, depending on my inspiration at that time. Passionate about the discipline of drawing, I attend life drawing classes on a regular basis.

My work is currently predominantly sea and landscape-based but I also love to work on portraiture and believe that trying new subject matter is great practice for the eye.

I work under my maiden name ‘Gemma Griffiths’ as this has always been my ‘work’ name ..but occasionally you might find work under my married name ‘ Gemma Wiseman ‘….it’s complicated!

I often undertake commission pieces and happy to discuss the next steps, should you be interested in having a special place or memory captured in an artwork. Just drop me an email on: info@gemmagriffiths.com

Thank you!

Gemma

Exhibitions/Awards:

• 2017 The Artist & Leisure Painter Exhibition at Patchings

• 2017 Winner - Daler Rowney Prize at The Artist & Leisure Painter Exhibition

• 2018 Highly Commended TALP Open

• 2019 The Artist & Leisure Painter Exhibition at Patchings

• 2020 Broadway Arts Festival Competition Exhibition

• 2022 The Artist & Leisure Painter Exhibition at Patchings