The Alexander Collection
Harriet Peachey studied Fine Art at Kent Institute of Art and Design, then went on to study photography in Brighton, and it was this very coastline where her love for the sea began. She would spend hours walking the beaches, photographing the vast seas and open skies, familiarising herself with the rugged and beautiful coast of Great Britain.
She is currently focussing on the Kent coast where she now lives, making drawings and taking photos prior to returning to her studio, where she then creates her original art works. Harriet’s knowledge is shown through her effective way of carefully selecting fragments, and combining photographs, maps and tide timetables.
Maps are an integral part of her work, incorporating them within her paintings to get a further identification of the locations, along with grid references within her collages. Then, by applying layers of brush strokes and fine drawing, the spirit of our varied coastline becomes familiar.