Sarah Morshead is a visual artist who grew up on the edge of Dartmoor in Devon and later moved to London. Since finishing her Fine Art Degree in Painting in 1993 at the University of Northumbria in Newcastle upon Tyne, she has maintained her practise, specializing in abstract painting. Sarah has spent a number of years living in various parts of Europe including Portugal, Spain, the South of France and Italy, Sarah has been based in Ireland for the past 6 years. Experiencing different cultures and languages is something she is interested in and that is reflected in her artwork.

The crossover between drawing and painting is integral to her work. She is working with ‘drawing in painting’; how lines in painting can become solid forms, at mark making itself and how it evolves within one painting or a series of paintings. Her intuitive abstract paintings are informed and supported by a rigorous drawing and sketching practise. Extensive drawing from her surroundings feed into the work in an organic way.

The actual process and materials of painting and the use of ‘historic’ painting mediums and colour palettes in a contemporary way through abstract work is an ongoing project.