Who are you and what do you do?
My name is Kerrie Jane Stritton. After spending time teaching and working in London, Brighton and Maidstone as tutor and freelance illustrator I have moved back to the Isle of Wight to focus and specialise in painting.
How do you work?
My work is predominantly oils on stretched canvas. I try to reflect the natural essence and power of nature in my work.
What’s your background?
Born on the Isle of Wight I left at 18 to study at Central St. Martins then attended the Royal College of Art where I gained my Masters.
What work do you most enjoying doing?
I love to paint dramatic land and seascapes.
Describe a real-life situation that inspired you?
Daily dog-walks connect me with the natural world around me. It’s this that inspires me most of all.
Why art?
I’d like to be a physicist but I am let down by a considerable lack of mental numerical ability.
What is your dream project?
The creation of an artistic retreat. It’s in the works!
Favourite or most inspirational place?
The South coast of the Isle of Wight.
Professionally, what’s your goal?
After a lot of work, patience, and blood and sweat in 2014 I will be opening an artistic retreat in the Poitou Charentes region of France. The goal is to provide a relaxed holiday atmosphere with some lightly structured learning and course based activities.
What have you got coming up in the next few months?
As a member of Ventnor’s newly created ‘Undecided Art Collective’ there are all sort of exciting things planned for the coming months. Watch this space!
What wouldn’t you do without?
My dog Sadie.
To see more of Kerrie’s work go visit her website
Isle of Wight Arts Open Studios 