Sylvan Gallery Artist: Polly Seip

Polly Seip knew at an early age that she wanted to be an artist. In 1991 her father introduced her to the work of marine artist, John Stobart. In 1994 she met Stobart, and it was his recommendation that she pursue her art education at the Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, in Old Lyme, CT. She began her studies at Lyme Academy in 1996 and graduated with a BFA in 2000. Her love of the coast and the vessels that cruise the waters inspired Polly to create a series of "Binocular" paintings. Polly paints these standing on the New London shoreline with a pair of binoculars around her neck recording the marine activity that characterizes the New England coast. These plein air paintings measure from 4 x 24 inches to 10 x 51inches – the dimensions relating to the experience of scanning the horizon to find commercial and pleasure craft that are the subjects of her paintings.

Polly’s paintings have been shown at The Lyme Academy College of Fine Arts, The Lyme Art Association, The Mystic Art Center, TradeWinds Gallery of Mystic, The James Gallery of Old Saybrook, The Essex Savings Bank of Essex, The Pratt Street Gallery of Essex, Etherington Fine Art of Martha's Vineyard, The Kevin Butler Gallery of Martha's Vineyard, The Pea in Your Pants Gallery of Cuttyhunk, and The Cuttyhunk Historical Society.

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