My paintings usually begin with loosely held intention, followed by intuition, and layer upon layer of expressive mark making. My process balances a sensitivity between spontaneity and honed technique. Working with oil and cold wax medium allows me to build and excavate complex and interesting layers, whilst adding transparent glazes to produce pools of vibrant colour that create incredible complexity, depth and interest to the art making process and the final image.
Above all else I am passionate about the use of colour, which reflects my interest and inspiration from Fauvist and Expressionist paintings.
Occasionally a painting can emerge quickly, but larger paintings can take six months to a year to complete due to the drying time needed between the layers of oil paint.
Sally Sayers, a British Artist grew up in the Wolds of rural Lincolnshire. Sally’s love of drawing and painting developed when she was fourteen, and it has remained a central part of her life ever since.
After training at The Lincolnshire College of Art and Design and Nottingham University, Sally embarked on a career as a Theatre Designer. `Working as a set and costume designer for venues such as the Royal Exchange Theatre and Contact Theatre in Manchester and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Sally later pursued a career as an Art Psychotherapist, where she has gained two further master’s degrees, in the field of Art Psychotherapy and Human Development.
Recognizing the profound impact that art can have on emotional well-being and human connection, she continues to dedicated herself to this therapeutic discipline whilst committedly maintaining her own art practice.
Sally’s artworks embody emotive, vibrant, and abstract qualities that aim to connect with others. Through her paintings, she captures the emotional essence of the landscapes she has lived in, loved, imagined, and dreamed of. Currently living in Buckinghamshire, Sally has exhibited her works both in her hometown of Lincolnshire and more recently at The Buckinghamshire Art Weeks.
