"My work reflects my love of pattern and texture and the way I see, feel and experience the world around me.
"I am drawn to the natural environment. My home in the bushland of Central Victoria is a powerful influence. The trees and wildflowers, creeks, hills, rocks and animals all find their way into my work and seasonal changes drive new explorations, particularly the abundance and vibrancy of Spring.
"I’ve painted since childhood. My mother, who is also a painter, encouraged me to lead a creative life and I went on to study fine art at RMIT in Melbourne. Leaving the city in 2002 has had a profound impact on my work. I’ve felt free here to experiment and my painting has become gradually more abstract.
"I create using ink and acrylics, building rich layers of texture, with metallic paint, gold leaf and spray paint adding depth and contrast. Every mark has meaning.
The creative process is part of my daily life, whether I’m in front of a canvas in my studio, walking in the bush with my dogs or watching the colours of the landscape change with the weather. My work develops organically, sometimes I have an idea before I start, but generally I like to work in a less restricted way and let a piece flow naturally.
"I like my paintings to be beautiful, for people to find beauty in them and for them to elicit a personal, emotional response. The fact that this response may be different to the feelings I had creating the work excites me. It’s one of the joys of the abstract form, when a painting has the ability to take a viewer on a journey entirely their own." - Sarah Boulton
Exhibitions
2024 Affordable Art Fair Sydney, Manyung Gallery
2024 Special Release, Manyung Gallery Malvern
2023 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne
2023 'Summer at Manyung', Manyung Gallery Strathmore & Malvern
2023 'Flinders Australiana Art Soiree', Manyung Gallery Flinders
2022 Affordable Art Fair, Melbourne
2022 Easter Group Show Manyung Gallery Flinders & Sorento
2021 ‘Enchantment with Nature’ exhibition, Manyung Gallery Malvern
2021 ‘Summer Art Soiree’, Manyung Gallery Sorrento
2020 ‘Mosaic Nature’ exhibition, Manyung Gallery Malvern
2020 ‘Abstracts and Impressions’ exhibition, Manyung Gallery, Flinders
2019 ‘Discovery’ exhibition, Manyung Gallery
2018 The Hive Ocean Grove
2018 Rotary Art Show, Camberwell
2018 The Other Art Fair
2018 Manyung Gallery, Malvern
2018 Tusk Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2017 The Other Art Fair
2016 Camberwell Art Show, winner acrylic award
2016 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
2014 Affordable Art Fair, Singapore
2014 Tusk Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2010 Art Melbourne, Australia
2010 Edges Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2009 Edges Gallery, Melbourne, Australia
2008 Devon Gallery, Devon, UK
2008 Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Australia
2007 Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Australia
2006 Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Australia
2005 Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Australia
2004 Manyung Gallery, Mount Eliza, Australia
2003 Saffs Cafe Gallery, Castlemaine, Australia
2003 Band Hall Gallery, Kyneton, Australia
2002 Band Hall Gallery, Kyneton, Australia
2001 Saffs Cafe Gallery, Castlemaine, Australia
2000 Saffs Cafe Gallery, Castlemaine, Australia
1999 Ozframe Gallery, Collingwood, Australia
1997 Top Cats, NGV, Melbourne, Australia