Sara Button - 2024
Sara creates expressive paintings informed by her love of pattern and colour. She finds inspiration in many places, primarily responding to the changing seasons in the natural landscape and the forms within.
Working mainly in oil and acrylic, Sara sometimes adds collage or gold leaf as a detail. Her paintings arise out of close observation as she tries to absorb the beauty and feel of her focus and represent these in a loosely expressive style. Sara loves contrast and is fascinated with the effect of changing light, the passing of time, exploring spontaneous mark making and rich colour combinations to capture this. She evokes energy and rhythm and describe the inherent patterns in her subject, reflecting her background in textile design.
Graduating from Farnham with a degree in Fashion/Textiles, Sara subsequently trained in education, and has taught both Art and Textiles for over 20 years at secondary level. She has always maintained her own creative discipline, dividing her time between teaching part-time and working in her studio in St Albans. As both a painter and a textile artist, Sara has exhibited in solo and joint shows both nationally and abroad and has demonstrated at events such as the Knitting and Stitching Show and the Festival of Quilts.