Sally Marie Gardner

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ARTIST

“Art must be an expression of love or it is nothing.”

- Marc Chagall

“Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.”

- Pablo Picasso

The art of awareness

It is true that paintings, pottery and poetry display some of the greatest beauty of this world. But they should not only be viewed as objects that bring a smattering colour to an otherwise bland corner of some forgotten room or a tune to enliven a dull conversation, but rather as manifestations of spirit. A portal through which awareness itself can be viscerally experienced. A connection to nature, light and source. An expression of truth. The very dance of life on the canvas of consciousness.

- Sally Marie Gardner

The Japanese concept of wabi-sabi is the art of finding beauty in imperfection and profundity in nature, of accepting the natural cycle of growth, decay and death. It’s simple, slow and uncluttered - and reveres authenticity above all. It celebrates crakes and crevices and all other marks that time, weather and loving use leave behind. It reminds us that we are all but transient beings on this planet - that our bodies as well as the material world around us are in the process of returning to the dust from which we came.

Paintings

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Light rising over the eastern moor

Oil paint on 60 x 60cm canvas

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The last of your kisses

Oil paint on 100 x 100cm canvas

“I use oil paint, ink and graphite to interpret my natural surroundings and the energy that is contained within it. I love the process of building layers and textures but the place itself dictates the direction and feel of a painting.”

Works on paper

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Silver skies over golden dunes

Oil paint on Fabriano paper

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Sugar skies

Oil paint on Fabriano paper