Gloucestershire based artist Spook Gilroy trained at Camberwell Art College and Oxford Brookes. Following a successful career decade in floristry, Spook returned to her first love of oil on canvas, culminating in an established studio in her home county.

Spook’s experiences in the floristry trade coupled with a rural childhood bestowed an affinity for the changing seasons and a calling to explore the subtle variations in light throughout the year. As a result, Spook is happiest painting en plein air, however she is also happy developing work in the studio. Her loose painterly approach captures the light and atmosphere of the subject matter without slavish devotion to detail.

“A heightened perception of light combined with a passion for colour and a big brush technique creates a distinctive style, entirely her own.”

Following two solo shows in London (in 2010) and one in Oxfordshire (in 2018) Spook’s next exhibition will be on 4th December at her home in Gloucestershire.