Sarah Anderson paintings are produced out of instinct without a defined plan. The ideas and influences in the work are derived from personal experience and life happenings but its basic driving force is instinct; the rest exist to subconsciously guide the work. A fluctuating emotional state from week to week or month to month, whether minimal or extreme, is the driving force behind the works. They sometimes become a sort of personal diary without the precision of a day to day account of life's events.

Her paintings demonstrate an obsessive show of a love for colour, in an attempt to use colour as a powerful expression of emotion. Texture is created through the application of plaster, wax and oil or by removing the surface by sanding, scratching and scraping. By incorporating textures, rhythm and space are created within the paintings. As the work progresses, it becomes centered on the paint that is applied to the different textures and the integration of the paint and colours to the work to create a cohesive whole.

The result is a portfolio of paintings that draw in the viewers and keep them within the work for a sustained amount of time. There are several focal points to keep the eye moving within the work, without quickly leading it out.

Sarah joined the EBA in 2005, 3 years after completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts program at the University of Ottawa in 2002. Her works can be found in private and corporate collections in Boston, Toronto, and Ottawa.

Sarah can be reached at Sarah@SarahAndersonArt.com.
 
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