Biography

Sarah grew up in Yorkshire, close to the city of Leeds and the Yorkshire Dales. Since graduating from Wimbledon School of Art, London, Sarah has maintained a professional practice, occupying various studios across London, and now settled in Space Studios, Peckham, London.

Following a successful exhibition at Falmouth Art Gallery in Cornwall, curated by Cath Wallace, Sarah's work has been shown and sold through Quantum Contemporary Art, London at art fairs around the world.

For many years Sarah has immersed herself in the painting of pears and continues to develop her skills and contemporary style, whilst also applying the same concentration to a series of small flower paintings. 

Education

Artist Statement

The genre of still life painting and particularly painting pears, has dominated my practice for some time. Looking at the paintings of Cezanne and Morandi, or the more elaborate Dutch still life painters, I have become fascinated by how the depiction of simple everyday objects can convey something more than the things seen.

Scale, composition and the framing of the subject in space and light, are all devices to extend beyond the representational and begin to encompass the imagination. By focusing in close and enlarging the subject matter, the paintings become objects for contemplation and reflection.

The pear paintings can be about human relationships, connections and closeness. The compositions emulate human body language and the titles can relate to the atmosphere and type of interaction. A simple title can allow the viewer to build their own story.