BOW WOW SKETCH

SARAH GOODER IS AN ARTIST LIVING AND WORKING IN YORKSHIRE WITH HER HUSBAND, THEIR TWO BOYS, ITALIAN SPINONE COCO AND LURCHER ALBI.

Sarah has been painting and drawing full time for the past five years. Known best for her drawings and paintings of dogs, Sarah has exhibited at Chester Arts Fair, Childwickbury Arts Fair and various galleries around the UK including Bankside Gallery, London, Tullie House Museum & Art Gallery Carlisle and the Biscuit Factory Newcastle.

Sarah works primarily in watercolour and ink. She is self-taught, having rediscovered drawing when she studied for an Architecture degree as a mature student. Working quickly allows a spontaneous, energetic and immediate response to the subject, preserving that initial sketch, those first marks that begin to define the subject. Sarah also likes to work with multiple, careful layers, that gradually build up tone and texture and really establish a connection with the subject, after many days of observation and painting.

Sarah happily takes commissions and in addition to UK customers has clients in the US, Italy , Australia and other places around the world. To commission Sarah, get in touch via her website or social media and she’ll be delighted to book you into her diary. Sarah also sells cards and prints of her work online through her etsy shop.

ARTIST STATEMENT:

Dogs hold a huge fascination for me as a subject to paint. I get lost in the patterns of their coats, the landscapes of colour and form. Watercolour allows me to find the patterns and textures, layering and blending colours and shapes over each other. Each dog has a unique character and it feels a privilege when these animals choose to place their trust in us and offer their friendship. This is what I aim to capture, that connection between two different species and how they convey this to us.