Biography

Sarah Watson’s painting travels from landscape to pure abstraction, often blurring the transition between the two. Her practice is guttural, gestural and applied almost entirely with her hands; the driving force being the direct emotional connection between herself and her surroundings. She will ideally start en plein air with oilsticks, transposing her memories of place later in the studio on a large scale in oil on canvas. The open landscape, as wild as possible and ideally away from all signs of human intervention, is where she feels free. She will work on the ground, her body safely held by the landscape itself. Because she is deeply affected by music, the sounds of nature are her only company, although connections to sound are becoming a stronger influence on her wider practice. When a painting is entirely resolved in abstraction, it will come from a place that is within her, usually in connection to human relationships.

Sarah has exhibited in four one woman shows across the UK, and is represented by 

Fine Art Consultancy, Belsize Park, London and Gallery6 in Newark-on-Trent.