From a very young age, I have always loved to paint, draw and create. As an adult, painting has become a vehicle through which I can express my passions, thoughts, dreams and ‘the way I see things’. My work is very tactile and expressive, and finds its roots in nature. I am inspired by the details and slices of my everyday environment, specifically the colours, shapes and textures. Equally inspiring to me is the freedom found in children’s art and I often try to encapsulate the essence of their inhibitions in the early stages of my creative process. Interwoven with this playful, intuitive mark-making, are my more formal realistic techniques and design sensibilities, resulting in a style that exists somewhere between abstract and representational.

For me, when I am in the outdoors it feels like anything is possible, I am energized, grounded and find my fuel for life and inspiration for my artwork. I enjoy painting from intuition, working with acrylics, utilizing materials on hand and mixing media to create something unexpected.

Born and raised in Unionville, Ontario, I moved to the west coast 28 years ago, and knew that I had found home. Currently, I live on Vancouver Island in beautiful British Columbia, Canada. Through my art, I find peace of mind and a connection to my everyday.      

– Sarah Hill David