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Exhibition private view party

What a fantastic private view party! Thank you so much to everyone who came along, some from a long way, it was a brilliant evening and...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 27, 20231 min read

New painting: woman in grey t-shirt

I enjoy including storytelling moments in my work and this one has plenty of possibilities… what has happened to give her that expression...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 22, 20231 min read

New painting: sunflower fields

Morning sunshine and new beginnings are brought to mind in this landscape. The sunflowers are painted loosely and go far back into the...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 17, 20231 min read

New painting: Orangutan

I couldn’t resist painting this face! Empathy is an important theme for me and this orangutan is addressing the viewer directly and up...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 15, 20231 min read

New painting!

This larger-than-life woman is both proud and compassionate as she looks down slightly at the viewer. Her lips are parted as if she is...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 10, 20231 min read

New painting!

Another big portrait in black and white that will be on its way to my exhibition in Aylesbury soon. I really enjoyed the strong tone...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 9, 20231 min read

New painting!

This portrait is another in my series in black and white on long, narrow canvases… I really enjoyed the different textures of skin,...

Sarah Cripps

Apr 5, 20231 min read

New painting!

I’m in the middle of a short series of portraits in black and white at the moment. I really enjoyed the long brushstrokes for her hair...

Sarah Cripps

Mar 26, 20231 min read

Magazine feature

I was very flattered to be featured in Hidden Talents art magazine recently… the issue has now been published and here’s how it turned...

Sarah Cripps

Mar 23, 20231 min read

More gallery news

I’m very excited that two more pieces have been accepted for The Workhouse Gallery in Dunstable next month. Their Spring Open Exhibition...

Sarah Cripps

Mar 17, 20231 min read

Sold!

This ink and charcoal piece has found a new home. A fantastic customer review too: 'I absolutely love the picture. I feel I have bagged...

Sarah Cripps

Mar 12, 20231 min read

Sold!

My first piece to sell in a gallery, this hare was part of the ‘Nature’ exhibition at The Workhouse in Dunstable. If you’d like something...

Sarah Cripps

Mar 4, 20231 min read

Sotheby’s visit

A trip to Sotheby’s yesterday to see the Gerhard Richter squeegee which is up for sale. I loved it, it’s just so uplifting to stand in...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 24, 20231 min read

I'm in The Workhouse!

I delivered five pieces to The Workhouse gallery in Dunstable today. I’ve been selected to take part in their ‘Nature’ exhibition which...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 20, 20231 min read

Visit to the Kroller-Muller Museum

Continuing our Van Gogh pilgrimage, we went deep into the countryside to an amazing museum in the national park surrounded by a sculpture...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 17, 20231 min read

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam

My happy place! I haven't been for a while thanks to Covid and it was so good to be back. The lights and darks, the thickness of the...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 15, 20231 min read

Vermeer exhibition!

I felt so lucky to go to the Vermeer exhibition at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam. The variety of paintings was surprising: tiny, large,...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 13, 20231 min read

Nicole Eisenman, Mondrian, Balenciaga and more at the Kunstmuseum Den Haag

I loved our visit to the Kunstmuseum! Nicole Eisenman is questioning, funny, political and moving... but above all a great handler of...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 12, 20231 min read

A visit to the Mauritshuis

A long trek on the train to The Hague today, but what a treat to make it to the Mauritshuis in the afternoon. For me, the Rembrandts were...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 11, 20231 min read

See me at Mentmore!

I’m very pleased to have been selected for Mentmore Arts Festival this year. It’ll be held in Mentmore village from Saturday 27th to...

Sarah Cripps

Feb 8, 20231 min read