Artist Profile - Sally Stafford
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Biography
Sally Stafford trained at Stroud School of Art and Bower Ashton in Bristol, she has been a professional artist for over fifteen years. Sally’s work has been frequently commissioned for homes, hotels, and workplaces all over the U.K and overseas. Past Exhibitions include a successful solo show at Darcy Gallery, Cheltenham 2006, as well as various joint exhibitions at several British galleries including, The Brewery Art Centre, Cirencester; and The Tobacco Factory Theatre, Bristol. She is also a regular exhibitor at Wine Street Gallery Devizes, Bay Tree Gallery, Bradford on Avon, and the Anderson Gallery, Burford. She is also actively involved in theatre and sculpture-based charity projects.
Artist Statement
Sally Stafford’s spiritual landscapes not only evoke the romanticism of the past, but also excites our hunger for contemporary painting with her alchemy of media; her capturing floral and pastoral forms in an instantaneous manner in brushstrokes that seem to become quick, subtle, twisted and elegant; and the metaphysical aura she creates through constantly shifting perspectives.
"Sally’s paintings reflect the spirituality of the contemplative moment when immersed in the sheer brilliance of the natural landscape. There are strong impressionist echoes, yet there is an energy and spiritual balance that is achieved through experimentation of colour, space, line and texture.'Sam Swain