About the Artist: Sarah Thornton

I am an oil painter with a background in biology and a love for color theory. I have had the privilege to live with four rescue dogs. Each mutt unique in their own own way but never short on personality. My studio has been open since 2009. I am grateful and humbled to have been able to follow my dream to become a professional artist.

I’m inspired by Franz Marc’s color choices and slight exaggeration in shapes, Chuck Close’s blocking of an image creating an abstraction when viewed up- close, and the movement created in Minneapolis artist Megan Bell’s large scale abstractions.

My technique is to sketch a realistic portrait then destroy that realism with swaths of oil paint color. Some colors are spontaneous and others are well planned. I am occasionally asked if I use a computer program to create my images - Nope! My approach is very low-tech: Lots of practice, a dash of obsession, and access to art materials.

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