Sarah Williams
Gallery Affiliations: McMurtrey Gallery, Marty Walker Gallery, Blue Gallery
Region: Midwest
Website: http://sarahwilliams-paintings.com/home.html
City / State: Springfield, MO
My work is closely focused on my roots in the rural Midwest and
the environments existing at the periphery that most people
ignore. I am drawn to areas and structures that show character
resulting from the history and memory of the people and ways of
life that have shaped them.
I am fascinated by the light that falls on these subjects, as well as
its ability to illuminate or obscure and to create mood or emotional
tone. Painting familiar yet unremarkable buildings at night gives
me the opportunity to edit out extraneous information and provide
the viewer with the essence of the place. The artistic language
applied to slightly familiar yet hauntingly isolated areas permits
me to transform the commonplace and make the insignificant
significant.
