Sarah Spackman is a contemporary figurative artist, particularly well known for her still life oil paintings. She works from a studio in Oxford that was once a punt building workshop.
Strength of drawing, and the delicate and subtle use of colour, are two of the main qualities recognised in her work. Her practice focuses on the principle that good drawing is the basis of good painting and that colour should be used to enhance the organisation and definition of observed space and form. Sarah works in a considered way, with close observation. Her paintings are quiet in their presence but nonetheless powerful and engaging to the viewer. She considers the setting up of the still-life a crucial part of the process. Focussing on the objects themselves, how they relate to each other, and the space in which they sit.
Sara trained at Byam Shaw School of Art, London, 1978-79, and at Camberwell School of Art, London, 1979-81. She was elected as a member of the Royal Society of British Artists, RBA, in 2019, the Small Paintings group in 2021, and the Royal institute of Oil Painters, ROI, in 2022. Sarah's work is in many private collections world wide, as well as in the collection of the Allied Irish Bank. Her work has been selected for the Jerwood Drawing Competition, the NEAC in 2024, the ROI, the RBA and the Discerning Eye exhibitions. Sarah exhibits regularly with several galleries throughout the uk.