Scotland-based artist and photographer

b. 1985

Sarah grew up between Colorado and upstate NY, spending most of her time playing in the woods or doing team sports at school. A deep appreciation and love for nature was instilled at an early age, which now plays a vital role in her focus as an artist.

Over the decades Sarah's career shifted between many creative mediums, especially photography and interior design. Her passion for painting began to develop as she explored the Rocky Mountains and wanted a way to communicate her love for nature in a deeper way.

Today

While traveling in Scotland in 2016, Sarah met someone on a train, a serendipitous meeting that would change the course of her future. Their meeting later led to marriage and Sarah relocating to Scotland permanently.

Sarah’s focus as an artist and photographer has always been nature, and she continues to grow her skills through self-guided study and exploration of her beautiful country. Through experimentation over the past ten years, she has taught herself how to paint with gouache, watercolor, acrylic, and oils.  Her painterly style was developed through a passion for both abstract and realism landscape art. Her focus is primarily in travel sketching and plein air painting and her sketchbooks tell the story of her wanderlust.

Sarah has grown a large online following and enjoys teaching others through Skillshare classes, her monthly tutorial subscription service (Patreon), and making free video content for her YouTube channel. She also runs a successful blog dedicated to helping artists follow their passion.

In 2023 she began her biggest project yet - “Sketching Scotland: A Coastal Journey.” Hiking and cycling around the coast of Scotland, little by little, with her sketchbooks and camera. Read more here.

Despite her business primarily growing online, her work is available to view in galleries and cafes across Scotland. As a member of the Society of Scottish Artists, Art Society of Inverness, and co-creator of a local plein air group, Sarah remains active in the local art world as well. 

Education

Bachelors of Fine Arts from New York State Collage of Art and Ceramics at Alfred University. Class of 2007, Summa cum laude.

Bachelors of Interior Design with an emphasis in Sustainability from Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design. Class of 2010, Valedictorian.