Why WW1?

                 In this post I intend to talk about the inspiration behind my WW1 series of work. I had always wanted to tackle this subject matter, and especially with the Centenary approaching (This was in mid 2013) I thought it would be appropriate to try my hand...

My perfect painting conditions

Loads of artists like to paint from life, and though the traditional idea of an artist is one who can create work in situ, this is not me. Some of my worst work came into being when on field trips, and sketching on site. I find it extremely hard to create work when...

Introducing my blog and it’s purpose

Hello there readers, my name is Sarah and this is my very first blog post. My aim with this blog is to update regularly, talking about pieces I’m working on, exhibitions I’ve seen, research trips I’ve been on or anything else which is mildly relevant...