I visited Deborah Grice's collection at the Biscuit Factory online. I fell in love with her work immediately. Her work is so surreal, the way she incorporates geometric lines and shapes in her traditional paintings give it a modern twist. Some of her work is quite meditative, however, some are quite dark and stormy. This made me think she is trying to portray the weather in her landscapes. In some of her work, she has painted a striking beam of light down onto a house or random space. The first thing that come to mind when I saw this beam was a spaceship looking down on us. An example of this is the painting where she creates a beam of light into a forest, illuminated by a red outline; I feel as if this is portraying extra-terrestrial life being transported down to earth, or perhaps someone searching for something or someone. This is very striking and seems to be the main subject of the painting. Some of her paintings are created using neutral, calming colours, creating a meditative effect. Her use of pale squares and shapes in these landscapes are truly sublime. Whilst researching the artist, I discovered her use of geometric lines and shapes were introduced into her work when she gained her pilot license. She says it is her way of 'making the invisible, visible.' I love Grice's work as it is open to personal interpretation and could have so many different meanings. Deborah has inspired me in so many ways, the way she takes a traditional painting and adds a modern twist is astounding. Being a realistic painter myself, I have always felt as though there is an element missing from my paintings and I would like to add more of a modern twist to them, just as Deborah has achieved greatly in her work.