Sarah Spackman
Sarah Spackman, born in 1958, is a contemporary figurative artist working from a studio in Oxford UK.
She trained at Byam Shaw School of Art, London and graduated from Camberwell School of Art in 1981. She was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists RBA in 2019, and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters ROI, in 2022.
Her practice focuses on the principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting and that colour should be used to enhance the organisation and definition of observed space and form. Sarah works in a considered way, with close observation.
Her work has also been selected for the Jerwood Drawing Competition, the NEAC, the ROI, the RBA and the Discerning Eye Exhibitions. A number of Sarah’s paintings were selected for the contemporary art collection of the Allied Irish Bank. Sarah has become particularly well known for her still-life paintings. She works in a quiet considered way applying the principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting.
Sarah considers the setting up of a still life a crucial part of the process. Focusing on the objects themselves, everyday objects that are often looked at but not seen, how they relate to each other and the space in which they sit. When painting Sarah pursues the development of these relationships through constantly looking, contemplating, redrawing and colour adjusting. “I am often inspired by the specific beauty of an organic form be it a nasturtium picked from the allotment or a particularly handsome fig at the market. My way of expressing my response to these objects is through drawing and painting”.
Sarah exhibits regularly with several galleries throughout the UK and her work is in many private collections internationally.
Sarah Spackman Artist