My current work is ultimately inspired by the Australian outback landscape and have spent much of the last few years studying the Kimberley region of Western Australia. I create paintings reflecting the alien landscapes I have experienced, seeing the land abstracted in natural pattern formations of vivid colours and textures.

From 1998 to 2002 I worked as a Freelance Illustrator in London. Companies included Thermos, IBM and Ingram Micro, ranging from editorial to advertising and packaging. In addition I wrote and illustrated a children’s book.

In 2002 I took a career break to travel around the world to experience different cultures, traversing China, Singapore, Indonesia, New Zealand, Fiji and Australia. The latter had an enormous effect on my creativity and drew me to the canvas to work as a painter.

During the last 4 years I have completed a number of commissions and exhibited in private galleries in both the U.K. and Australia. After spending much of 2006 in Perth working with prominent W.A. artists at Robertson Park Art Studio, I am currently residing in Victoria.

 

© sarah jane marchant 2007