Sarah Sagarin
Dinner Date, 2023
Oil on Canvas
72 x 72 inches
 
I work intuitively, approaching the canvas with curiosity. I begin construction of my compositions with automatic mark making and a deep dive into the picture plane to discover and conger imagery. Using no source material, I draw on my training in figurative art and baroque painting techniques to create large scale, surreal oil paintings which open up ambiguous narratives. The results are unique works with subject matter ranging from relationships and familial trauma, to the natural world and the human condition. My paintings are an exploration of the liminal spaces where my internal landscape merges with the collective unconscious.