Sarah Louise is a self taught artist with no formal training. Her work to date has been primarily through private commissions, but has now decided to introduce herself to a wider audience.
"I love to finger paint! I spent many years trying to teach myself, to learn technical applications, constantly comparing and referring to other artists in an attempt to be a better artist. In the process I lost my way as an artist. What used to be a joy had become a task of determination that I was never satisfied with and always felt I had failed at somehow because I did not have the skills and training and experience of other artists. Even though my work was still selling, i had lost something special along the way.
Then came one of those times in life when everything breaks down and one is forced to reassess everything. We've all had that experience in some form or another - those painful life events, births, deaths, breakups, loss, that force us to take stock. It was during one of those times, i put the brushes aside and simply stopped trying so hard. If I couldn't find my joy in art anymore then how on earth was i going to sooth my soul.
As soon i put my fingers in the paint and let go of expectations, i found my joy again. I don't have a set genre or style that puts me neatly in a niche. I have a process. I have a journey of tactile sensory fulfillment that is the essence of everything i paint. Sometimes the journey is fast and furious and a piece is completed in a weekend, sometimes the journey takes weeks because i am enjoying the experience so much i don't want it to end.
You won't see any technical mastery in my works or any correct formula or rules that artists are taught to follow. You will see the result of a journey that is all about the process, the enjoyment, the senses of touch and movement and colour. I love to fill my works with colour and texture as a way of expression rather than looking for details and accuracy. When you look at my work and feel even a small part of that journey or the joy of its creation, then i have succeeded.