Sara Jane Walker
 Born in Edinburgh in 1974, Sarah-Jane studied at Manchester
Metropolitan University where she achieved a first class BA honours
degree in Textiles. Her final student show was a sell-out success and
gave her the confidence to apply for a series of high-flying jobs. Her
career in the textile industry developed, and culminated in a
prestigious position as Design and Marketing Manager within a large
Computer Aided Design company in Yorkshire.
Two children later, Sarah-Jane left the Dales for the south coast and
formed a new company with her husband in the IT Design and Consultancy
industry. It was here that inspiration struck: a great walker, she
spent hours enjoying the spacious landscape and empty beaches, and on
returning to her studio would feel the urge to share the beauty of what
she had experienced. This led her to take up painting once more, and
her light and airy compositions do indeed capture the moment just as
she hoped.
Her background has given Sarah-Jane a unique grasp of texture and form;
such an awareness works well with her choice of subject matter to
create engaging contemporary interpretations of the British landscape.
While the pastoral mood is serene, the technical execution is energetic
- oil mixed with pastel, ink and pencil applied with a variety of tools
- and this lends an air of dynamism to the finished image.
"My return to the coast has been the inspiration to return to my
artist’s roots and to indulge my desire to paint. I like to hold images
in my mind - fragments of clouds, solitary trees - and remember the
emotions they triggered. I then endeavour to express those discovered
feelings in each painting."
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