Sarah McAllister

Artist Statement

Connect with every wing, every bud, every breath of wind,

the light and the dark to feel absolutely alive.

My paintings are a way to reconnect through nature, like a deep breath, that for a moment nothing else matters than the tingling of our senses, absorbing the shifting color of a single petal, the swoop of a wing, the scent of a rose, or simply the circle of light beyond a tunnel of trees. Nature demonstrates over and over the beauty of the cycle of life, each part essential to the other.

I attempt to interpret what is seen and unseen in Nature’s dance of life.

A past life of caring for the dying placed enormous importance for me on appreciating the simple moments that catch our attention and transport us away from the hard parts of our lives, in particular the journey of grief.

It is essential to collect little pockets of joy along the way.

Biography

Sarah is a professional fine artist with a previous career in palliative and cancer nursing care in the UK which continues to influence her work and her view of the world today.

Sarah is an expressive, gestural nature painter who works in acrylics, watercolor & oil.

With a Batchelor of Arts degree in painting with distinction from the California College of the Arts (CCA), Sarah has established herself as an emerging artist in the Bay Area.

Sarah’s work is collected around the world. She is currently a member of City Art Gallery in San Francisco, ICB studios and artist association in Sausalito, the Oakland Art Association, the National Women’s Caucus for Art (and more). She is an award winner who is represented in group and solo shows in various galleries and venues in the local Bay Area and beyond throughout the year. She has shown in different States, plus she is proud to have been a finalist in the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition in London, UK.

Sarah works from her studio in Sausalito overlooking the San Francisco Bay.

Art Medium(s)

Oil Paint, Acrylic Paint, Watercolor, Pastel, Drawing, Mixed Media