About Sara Rae

Sara Rae received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in 2004 from Plymouth State University. She has lived in NH her entire life and currently works out of her home in Sutton. Her work is mainly comprised of still lifes and the local flora and fauna. Recently she has started to work en plein air, capturing fleeting moments with her use of expressive, and thick, textured brushstrokes. Her work is primarily influenced by Russian and English Impressionists. Sara has exhibited her paintings in juried regional shows and galleries.

Light, as life, is ever changing. There is no enduring stillness. The sunflower in the field turns to follow the sun. The cut tulip in the vase continues to grow, then droop, and finally release its petals to the earth. I am fascinated by the subtle movement in these transformations, this impermanence in nature. I mostly paint alla prima to capture this immediacy, because what is in front of me now, will no longer be the same in an hour, nor in a day, and will be gone as a week concludes. The smallest things that surround us in our daily lives combine to create the everpresent backgrounds to our existence. I am drawn to these simple things that surround me at home, in my garden, in nearby landscapes. A quiet, but slowly ever changing, life and light.

• NH Art Association
• Women's Caucus for Arts-NH