MARRISON, Rob
Robert Marrison was born in Yorkshire in 1965, son of Francis R. Marrison and his wife Josephine née Swindells, who married at Don Valley, Yorkshire in 1964. Rob studied at Harrogate College of Art, North Yorkshire. On finishing art college worked as a photographer in advertising and in commercial and industrial. He worked as a prison officer for several years before returning to a creative career as a painter in 2001. Rob has exhibited widely for three years, both solo and with various galleries, before relocating to Suffolk in early 2004. In 2006 he opened the Studio Gallery in Southwold, Suffolk. Rob concentrated on creating dark and dramatic paintings inspired by Suffolk’s landscapes and large skies, exhibiting with much success across the country including, in Suffolk at the The Studio Gallery, Southwold; Thompson's Gallery, Aldeburgh; Pond Gallery, Snape Maltings; The East Street Gallery, Southwold and The Peter Pears Gallery, Aldeburgh and at Amber House Gallery, Tideswell; Turnstone Gallery, Whitby; Keddleston Hall, National Trust, Derbyshire; The Mezzanine Gallery, Millgate Museum, Newark; The Percy Laws Gallery, East Retford; The King of Hearts, Norwich; North York Moors National Park Centre; Targetfollow Arts, Centrepoint, London and elsewhere. He has his studio at the Old Stables, Henham Park, Suffolk and lives in Saxmundham, Suffolk.
Works by This Artist
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Estuary Light No. 1Oil on board
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Estuary Light No. 7Oil on board
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