Since my Open Studio is in late September and that is when the weather also is cooling off...ie I'm tapering off on plein air painting, I find that afterwards is a natural time to take a break, reflect on the past year and consider what’s next in the coming months and even the coming year. The input I get from people who come to Open Studio is key in all this too and is part of what makes this a great time to take stock.       I want to take this opportunity to Thank everyone who came to Open Studio and those who cheered me on from a dist ..read more

This time of year is ALL about my annual Open Studio. It's a favorite time of year;  a time to gather friends, a time of reflection. Wish me luck and we will see what I learn from doing Open Studio this year! Open Studio Gallery page will be open for a limited time. Click the Tab above. Subscribers get exclusive access 24 hours before public! SIGN UP HERE ..read more

      Perhaps this is not new phenomena but it is something I have noticed a lot recently; it is the art apologizer.  Countless times this summer,  at various venues…be it a gallery show, out painting plein air or if I meet someone and they find out I’m an artist I get the “oh I’m sorry, I don’t know anything about art”.       First of all, I don’t believe it. Everyone knows a little something about art because it is everywhere! It’s surrounds you from the clothes you wear to the design of the coffee mug you use, the car you drive, movies you ..read more

First Friday Fun! July 7th    5 - 8 pm Join Sarah and her hosts Susan and Harry Walton at Bellefonte Vintage for the the opening of her show...INDOOR and OUT! Paintings of Sarahs art studio as well as her infamous urban landscape plein air paintings. The artwork will be up through out the month as well ..read more

     Early on Easter morning a fire broke out and burned down an iconic old building in my home town of Clarion.  The building housed Bob's Subs along with a few other businesses. Bob's Subs is legendary in the region. I worked there as a teenager and anyone who’s attended Clarion University has eaten many a Bobs Sub. I usually have one whenever I go back home…they are just so good and it's tradition as well.      I happened to be home visiting, so Easter afternoon I walked downtown to see for myself. When I saw the smoldering embers, I thought of t ..read more

Light on the Other Side - 1st Place winner - Sold Up, Up and away - Sold Front Street View - Sold - 3rd place in Quick Draw       I’m trying to remember just how long it’s been since I did a plein air event. It’s got to be at least 2-3 years and might be 4. So, I figured it was time to look for one that I'd be willing to do; it would have to have some urban painting options. Lucky me, I found Marietta Art Alive’s River Towns Plein Air. It helped that I  happened to be on the email list.       I applied and got juried in, dust ..read more

           A slow start...      As I suspected, I ran into a few conflicts with my February Challenge. In years past that might have bothered me and I'd have thrown in the towel. In that vein, when February 28th rolled around and there were still a few paintings I wanted to do, I decided to extend my project a bit. The official end date is March 10, if that matters to anyone.      When I've done this type of challenge before, my plan was very clear as was my schedule. This challenge started out wi ..read more

      Easter is a time for renewal as is Spring. This Easter week Spring has arrived in full force with warm sun and spring blooms a blooming! I know folks have been missing my plein air paintings. Well, the wait is OVER! I went out for my FIRST painting session this week. As usual, it felt a bit awkward but the only way to fix that is to paint more! I went out the following day and I plan on going out tomorrow as well.      This is all in preparation for my 1st plein air event in quite a while; River Towns Plein Air 2022 in Marietta, PA.. I ..read more

 My 2023 is starting out a bit slowly and that's just fine with me this year. For years I've done a painting on January 1st and then tried to do paintings every day or regularly there after, just to be in the studio after the holidays and get back to working. This year i just couldn't do it.  On January 1st, all day I kept thinking ..."I should do a painting" but my heart wasn't in it so I let it go. It felt odd but it also felt OK to let to go this year.    I have been getting in the studio. I knew I would and that's one reason it was ok to give myself some space ..read more

Studio Study January 1, 2022       Lets start this out with the GOOD news, OK? I always try to do a painting on January 1 as I feel that helps set the course for the year to come and I got one done! Yeah!      Many people commented on missing my January challenge last year of 30 paintings in 30 days so I thought I'd bring it back this year. However, instead of focusing so much on accomplishing a completed painting, the idea is to get into the studio and be creative or tickle those inspiration muscles in some fashion. I'll do a bit of both, I imagine ..read more