Anna Kirk-Smith

Flat 1

6 Mayfield Road

Bridlington

East Yorkshire

YO15 3LE

01262 674938

anna.kirk-smith@alumni.rca.ac.uk

Although the majority of her work is done outside, Anna is based in a studio 200 yards from the sea in Bridlington. To the left there are the chalk cliffs of Flamborough Head - a Special Area of Conservation - leading to the precipitous Bempton Cliffs and the scores of breeding seabirds;  to the right are the tills and silts of Holderness, the fastest eroding coastline in Britain and home to sandmartin colonies, waders and a fossil hunter's paradise. From these extremes she takes inspiration for her work.

Cormorant - Canary Wharf

Semibalanus

"Whilst working on the coast interpreting marine cycles and metamorphoses, I am influenced by the intricate relationships between the geography and geology of an area alongside the biology of the flora and fauna occurring within it. The science of natural history and especially marine biology, to me, has become inextricably linked with its artistic portrayal  - a perceived dichotomy that can be bridged by an interest in the lifecycles of species coupled with an admiration of their form.

Big Winkles