Chaos

Here is a sample of something new I'm trying. Working on raw canvas and using lots of mediums plus poured paint. I think this may develop into a new theme for me. See you in the new year! 

Christmas

Very busy right now with family stuff--probably won't find time to post any new pictures till after Christmas. Happy Holidays to all.

Something New

Something new - these pictures have been done using a brayer and liquid acrylics. A major influence would be the Sifton Bog in London. I am enjoying this new method and will continue experimenting. 

Gallery Painting Group Show

Hi everyone,  Here is an update on the Gallery Painting Group Show. It would appear to have been very successful with a number of sales and quite a few visitors despite lots of snow and ice. All members were happy with the show and the site and many visitors were impressed by the quality of the works and skillful hanging of the show. Many thanks to all who helped!! Hope to post some new photos in a couple of days so keep watching this site.

Still working

Well very busy with the Gallery Painting Group show organization. Everything seems to be coming together with only minor frustrations. If you are from London or visiting on Nov 20-22 come to the Show and Sale at the Bryon Library--all work by 30 plus artists was done on site in the great outdoors. Hope to see you there.

The River Thames

The River Bank, Gibbons Park

Here's one of the pieces that will be in the Gallery Painting Group show November 20-22 at the Byron Library. Trip out West was good and inspirational. Lots of work for the show if you're in London, drop by! 

latest updates as of Sept 21, 2008

Hi Am getting ready to head out to Vancouver for a couple of weeks-hope to get some good reference materials for future works. Also looking forward to the Gallery Painting Groups upcoming show in London, On in Nov.

Check out the new photos (as promised)!

Art Focus 2008 at St. Paul's Cathedral, London, Ontario - my corner

Purple Cow - collage and acrylics 

The Bad Lands, North Dakota - acrylics 

Under the Greenwood Tree - acrylic and collage (new technique studied this summer at the Haliburton School of the Arts) 

News from mother of 3

Hi been busy travelling all over the North of Ontario and up to Quebec City. I plan to take some new pictures of the latest paintings and posting them soon. Watch out for new art.

Trees in Summer Sunlight

Another example of on site work, acrylic on paper.

The Tree House of Dreams

This work won an Award of Merit at the 2002 Gallery in the Grove Juried Art Exhibition, Bright's Grove, Ontario. It is one of my first mixed media pieces.

The China Trade

Trade development in the 17th century Britain brought tea to the people and the ensuing need for teapots, cups, etc. for enjoying the ritual of 'taking tea' . Here in this mixed media piece I commemorate this moment in history.

The Car in Winter

The damaged tail light of this Chrysler high lights the fun of Canadian Winters.

Take a Chair, Matisse

With thanks to Matisse, this piece also celebrates both his and my interest in the colour and texture of fabrics.

Nursery Land

Nursery Land is a mixed media piece on six separate canvases. The work includes many clippings from magazines as well as garage sale finds such as the childrens records.

The Hosta Pot

The Hosta Pot is an example of work painted on site with the Gallery Painting Group.

Coming into the New World

What was it like for newcomers to this part of the world centuries ago? Many diaries speak of the forests and expanses of green that confronted them. I have tried to depict this sensation as well as including the types of influences these new cultures have perpetrated on the Americas.

Charming Scenarios

This picture represents to me the 'horse race of life' and the pitfalls and challenges encountered along the way.

Carnival de Venise - Sold

My fantasy version of a canal in Venice.

About the Artist

Sarah Cowling has been painting for about 15 years. Sarah's education consists of a B.A. in History, a B. of Ed., a varied number of art classes taken through the University of Western Ontario and Fanshawe College and assorted private art workshops. She likes to use acrylics, often adding images and words from magazines as well as found materials to make a collage.

Recently Sarah's work has been taking a new direction. There is more abstraction and a further development of collage techniques. Materials can be papers stained and painted by the artist, or found material's like buttons, string and recycled bits and pieces. The size of her work ranges from 3x4 inches and up. Subject matter can be purely abstract, inspired perhaps by a colour or shape, or it can be more representational. Themes of family, travel, history and the quirks of human nature are evident in her pieces.

Sarah is a member of the Brush and Palette Club, the Gallery Painting Group, the Lambeth Art Association and a founding member of XM .Ca (a mixed media group). She volunteers for the McIntosh Gallery and Museum London, as a tour guide.

Her work can be seen at Art Rental in Museum London, and on her blog- motherof3alsoapints.blogspot.com.

Previous Exhibitions

2012:
The Art Exchange Annual Miniature Show

2011:
The Art Exchange Annual Miniature Show
Art Gallery of Lambeth Miniature Show
Brush and Palette Annual Show
Lambeth Art Association Annual Show
Gallery Painting Group Annual Show
Artprize, Grand Rapids, Mich., hosted by Open Concept Gallery

2010:
Art Exchange Annual Miniature Show
Brush and Palette SAnnual Show
Lambeth Art Association Annual Show
Gallery Painting Group Annual Show
Summer Group Show at Agora Gallery, Montreal
Mother of 3 Also Paints, Part 2, solo show at the Arts Project, London
Art Frenzy Fund Raiser, The Arts Project
The Art Exchange Christmas Group Show

2009:  

The Art Exchange Miniature Show,London, Ontario

Brush and Palette Annual Show and Sale
Life Forms, solo show at Shutter and Brush Gallery, Port Stanley
Gallery Painting Group Annual Show
Lambeth Art Association Annual Show
Woodstock Art Rental featured Artist of the Month

2008:
Hensall Annual Juried Show, Hensall, Ont.
St. Paul's Summer Cloister Artists, London, Ont.
The Art Exchange Miniature Show, London, Ont.
Art Focus 2008, St. Paul's Catherdral 45th Anniversary Exhibition and Sale, London, Ont.

2007:
Oct 10 - Nov 16: Gallery Painting Group Annual Juried Show, Arts Project, London Ont.
Sept 25 - Nov 4: London Own, Art Rental, Museum London, London, Ont.
Portside Gallery Annual Miniature Show, Port Stanley, Ont.
The Art Exchange Miniature Show, London, Ont.
Gallery 96 Annual Members Show, Stratford, Ont.


2006:
"Nascent Dreams: The Next Generation of Influence", The Arts Project, London, Ont. In conjunction with "In Good Company, a Celebration of Women in the Arts".
"Mother of Three Also Paints", Solo Exhibitions, London Central Public Library, London, Ont.
Gallery 96, Annual Members Show, Stratford, Ont.

2005:
Woodstock Art Gallery, 46th Annual Juried Show, Woodstock, Ont.
Gallery Lambton Annual Juried Exhibition, Sarnia, Ont.

2004 :
Woodstock Art Gallery, 45th Annual Juried Show, Woodstock, Ont.
Gallery Lambton Annual Juried Exhibition, Sarnia, Ont.
London Fringe Festival, London, Ont.

2003:
Woodstock Art Gallery, 44th Annual Exhibition, Woodstock, Ont.
Gallery Lambton Annual Juried Exhibition, Sarnia, Ont.
London Fringe Festival, London Ontario
Axis Studios, Covent Garden Market (Feb 2002 - Feb 2003), London, Ont.

2002:
Woodstock Art Gallery 43rd Annual Exhibition, Woodstock, Ont.
Gallery in the Grove 2002 Juried Art Exhibition, Bright's Grove, Ont. Received Award of Merit for Tree House of Dreams

2001:
Open Air, London, Ont.