Deborah Grice British, b. 1974
Based in East Yorkshire and working from a studio on the banks of the River Humber, the artist draws deeply on her upbringing in a small farming village. A lifelong connection to the land, shaped by time spent in the North York Moors and along the coastline, continues to inform her practice.
Her work is inspired by the philosophy and aesthetics of nineteenth century Romantic landscape painting. By appropriating its familiar visual language, she invites the viewer into a sense of recognition. On closer inspection, geometric interventions such as golden lines, scarlet T sections and quadrilateral forms subtly disrupt the pastoral scene. These elements create a visual tension that reflects the complexities of contemporary life.
Navigating the space between nostalgia for bucolic ideals and the realities of technological acceleration, climate change and information saturation, her paintings explore states of flux, uncertainty and hope. Spirituality, human emotion, flight paths and invisible networks of communication converge within her landscapes, forming a meditation on presence and connection.
In a rapidly changing and volatile world, the enduring landscape becomes both anchor and witness, offering a space for reflection on what it means to exist here and now.
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All Our Truths, 2025Oil on canvas80 x 100 cm
31.5 x 39.4 in -
Where Silence Holds, 2025Oil and phosphorescent pigment on canvas50 x 75 cm
19.7 x 29.5 in -
Of Ground, or Air, 2025Oil and phosphorescent pigment on canvas75 x 90 cm
29.5 x 35.4 in -
Future Nostalgia, 2024Oil, phosphorescent pigment and gold on canvas30 x 40 cm
11.8 x 15.8 in -
The Gravity of Longing II, 2025Oil and gold on cradled panel30 x 30 cm
11.8 x 11.8 in -
Safehold V, 2025Oil and phosphorescent pigment on canvas30 x 60 cm
11.8 x 23.6 in -
Hope Endures, 2025Oil and gold on canvas30 x 40 cm
11.8 x 15.8 in -
Forever is Now, 2025Oil, gold and phosphorescent pigment on canvas80 x 100 cm
31.5 x 39.4 in -
Hope, Made Visible II , 2026Oil on canvas80 x 100 cm
31.5 x 39.4 in -
Where We Hope V, 2025Oil and phosphorescent pigment on canvas80 x 100 cm
31.5 x 39.4 in -
The Gravity of Longing I, 2025Oil and gold on cradled panel30 x 30 cm
11.8 x 11.8 in -
Where We Hope III, 2024Oil and phosphorescent pigment on panel13 x 18 cm
5.1 x 7.1 in -
Where We Hope I, 2024Oil and phosphorescent pigment on panel13 x 18 cm
5.1 x 7.1 in -
Safehold VI, 2025Oil and phosphorescent pigment on canvas18 x 24 cm
7.1 x 9.5 in -
Where We Hope IV, 2024Oil and phosphorescent pigment on panel13 x 18 cm
5.1 x 7.1 in -
Where We Hope II, 2024Oil and phosphorescent pigment on panel13 x 18 cm
5.1 x 7.1 in
