by sarahallenartist | Mar 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
I am so lucky to have a wonderful studio, which doubles up as extra guest accommodation in happier and more sociable times. Under lockdown it has been a lovely space where we practise yoga and I can get creative. Until a couple of weeks ago that is,...
by sarahallenartist | Feb 16, 2021 | Uncategorized
Part 3 – My Palette If you ask any artist about their preferred palette, you will get a different response from each of them. Some artists use black for example, whereas others loathe it with a passion. We all make personal choices about the colours...
by sarahallenartist | Jan 25, 2021 | Uncategorized
Part 2 – The Ébauche Method The word ébauche translates from French as draft or rough sketch. It describes an approach to oil painting used by many of the old masters including Singer Sargent, Turner and Corot, as well as many successful modern day...
by sarahallenartist | Jan 14, 2021 | Uncategorized
This painting was inspired by two things – my immediate surroundings and a call for help. I moved to Forncett St Peter in 2015 and my house overlooks the beautiful Saxon round tower church which has been described as ‘The finest round tower church in Norfolk’. In 2019...
by sarahallenartist | Jan 5, 2021 | Uncategorized
Part 1 – Painting surfaces and grounds The starting point for any painter is feeling inspired and moved to paint a particular subject matter. That is the exciting part! Equally important but far more prosaic are the series of practical choices we...
by sarahallenartist | Dec 28, 2020 | Uncategorized
Well, what a year 2020 has been, and not always for good reasons. However, there might be some truth in the old cliché that when one door closes another one opens. And so it’s been with my art. I may not have travelled as much or as far as I had hoped, but this has...
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