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Sarah Graham  Hitchin, UK

'Sweet Dreams'
'Lollipop Carousel'

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About Sarah


Sarah Graham is a painter based in Hitchin, UK.

Sarah describes her work by saying, “Over the years, I have been developing a method of painting aiming to create the illusion of three-dimensionality, and hopefully bring a lifeless photograph to life. My work generally begins with assembling my subject in my miniature photography studio, occasionally I work from a photo taken elsewhere, but getting this initial image right can be a long process. Simply because it has to be just right, not necessarily perfect as a photo, but it needs to contain all the elements I require such as balance, colour, drama and an interesting relationship between the focused subject and the blurred backdrop. And often something that I can’t even put my finger on, it instinctively just works. Once satisfied I have something I can justify painting, I’ll print off the image, and from this point on the painting is entirely crafted by hand. I always say the next stage is the most terrifying part, sketching the image by eye from the photo to the blank canvas. I do this using yellow acrylic paint so mistakes can be easily rectified. Photo-realist artists are notorious for projecting the image at this point to achieve absolute accuracy, however not only do I enjoy the challenge of scaling up the image by eye, it allows for subtle changes to take place, as I always aim to take the painting far beyond the limits of the initial photo. I am a huge fan of photography as an art form, but I’ll be the first to admit that my photography is not my strong point; by allowing my hand an eye the freedom to translate it in paint is hopefully what makes the painting come alive.”


Sarah appears in the following Top 10 lists


'Hyperreal'

'Twitterers'

'UK'

'2013'

'@Facebook'


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