AN ARTIST inspired by the coastlines of Dorset and Cyprus is to exhibit her work in Bridport next month.

Grace Crabtree uses traditional techniques to draw connections between the earthy, elemental materials of stone, sand, and pigments, and the terrains she explores.

The paintings, depicting fragments of figures and landscapes, are often grounded in an experience of walking or swimming through a place, while also drawing from historic or mythic narratives woven through the landscape.

As a recipient of an Arts Council England DYCP studio and research grant for her project, ‘The Art of Fresco’ (2022-23), Grace attended a specialist fresco course at Bosa Art School in Sardinia, and since then has been continuing her work to fold this ancient medium into a contemporary painting practice.

Her artwork will be on show in Elemental Drift at Bridport Arts Centre from January 13 to February 3.