Sally Watson Artworks

Inspired by nature, Sally weaves together the organic shapes and often vibrant colours found in the countryside around her with the gentle control of representational subjects.

Sally is a South Norfolk based artist. She has exhibited in several group shows in Norfolk and is an active member of both the Wymondham Art Society and the Norfolk & Norwich Art Circle.

Sally’s increasing interest in collage work is reflected in both the use of collage in her mixed media work, often her own hand-printed papers, but also for purely collaged works.

Drawn to an expressive approach, favouring gestural strokes and mark-making, Sally first lays down collage pieces (often taken from her sketchbook and painted plein air). She then creates a layer of colour and marks. Once dry, she adds hand-made stencilling and more marks to create a complex “ground”.

When this ground is created, embodying the energy, colour and line of the countryside, Sally creates a loose ‘taming’ of nature by “finding” her vases and flowers. Through use of a semi-transparency, she “ghosts out” the wildness of the earlier layers whilst retaining a hint of that natural energy – it is held momentarily at bay. At first glance one sees a vase of colourful blooms, on examination one sees nature’s vibrant marks, colour and energy.

Sally’s mixed media works are most often created in acrylics, both paints and inks, but she also loves watercolour. She enjoys conveying the beautiful countryside in flowing inks and watercolours, adding texture with mark-making tools.