Pearl

“It gives me a feeling of solidity – and a solid ground to stand on and a sense of spiritual connection… and it gives me a sense of home”

Pearl is an artist, illustrator, and writer. She has worked as a Dresser at Glyndebourne for over ten years, an opera house located closeby to where she lives in Lewes, East Sussex.

Pearl would often walk across the grassy chalk hills of the South Downs National Park, sometimes barefoot, on her commute to work. Often in summer the hills would come to life. People from all walks of life dressed in glamorous and traditional outfits would mill around, talk and enjoy the countryside views following the end of shows.

Pearl grew up in the nearby village of Cooksbridge and has long had an affinity with the pastoral landscape. Her work is largely inspired by the nature that surrounds us – from the dreamy hues of greens, yellows, purples that make up the landscape - to the textures of trees and wildflowers and the songs of the birds…