Sarah
Ackland is an Australian artist who currently works primarily in graphite, but
also has a love for watercolour. She enjoys working tonally in graphite
and seeing the results that come from working in the medium. Having grown up on
a farm in the Western District of Victoria she has had a love for the
Australian landscape and nature from an early age. Whether it was helping her
Mother in the garden or her Father out on the farm, it was there the seeds of
her inspiration were sown. With an interest in bush scenes, landscape,
botanical and beachscapes, she is constantly inspired by the Australian
landscape, the plant life and its rugged beauty. Her aim is to convey that
beauty onto the paper and have people amazed by it. Whilst mostly self-taught
she has studied under Australian artist Julian Bruere. She has found his
detailed Australian snowgum scenes and landscapes to be inspiring and aims to
reach that sensitivity in her artwork. Other influences are Albrecht
Dürer, Hans Heyson, Doug Fluckiger and Paul Caddon to name a few.
Sarah has work in private collections throughout Melbourne and country
Victoria. She has exhibited in group exhibitions and participated in Rotary Art
Shows throughout Melbourne and surrounding areas and is an active member of the
Victorian Artist Society. In 2019 she won her first award in the Warrandyte
Rotary Art Show as Emerging Artist and in 2023 she won Highly Commended
awards in the Summer and Spring Exhibitions and a Curators award in the Winter
Show at the Victorian Artist Society. Sarah was also invited to exhibit in the
Artist of the year Exhibition at the end of 2023. In 2024 she won Best Drawing
at the Camberwell Art Show. Currently she is based in Melbourne where she lives
with her Husband and works from home in her studio.
Artist
Statement
My
artwork is inspired by things I love, places I've been to and things that mean
a lot to me. My aim is to convey the beauty of the world that I see around
me onto paper and have people amazed by it. My goal is to have my artwork
resonate with the viewer. Currently I am enjoying the simplicity of working in
graphite and pushing the boundaries of it and my boundaries as an artist and
seeing where the adventure leads me.
Sarah
Ackland is an Australian artist who currently works primarily in graphite, but
also has a love for watercolour. She enjoys working tonally in graphite
and seeing the results that come from working in the medium. Having grown up on
a farm in the Western District of Victoria she has had a love for the
Australian landscape and nature from an early age. Whether it was helping her
Mother in the garden or her Father out on the farm, it was there the seeds of
her inspiration were sown. With an interest in bush scenes, landscape,
botanical and beachscapes, she is constantly inspired by the Australian
landscape, the plant life and its rugged beauty. Her aim is to convey that
beauty onto the paper and have people amazed by it. Whilst mostly self-taught
she has studied under Australian artist Julian Bruere. She has found his
detailed Australian snowgum scenes and landscapes to be inspiring and aims to
reach that sensitivity in her artwork. Other influences are Albrecht
Dürer, Hans Heyson, Doug Fluckiger and Paul Caddon to name a few.
Sarah has work in private collections throughout Melbourne and country
Victoria. She has exhibited in group exhibitions and participated in Rotary Art
Shows throughout Melbourne and surrounding areas and is an active member of the
Victorian Artist Society. In 2019 she won her first award in the Warrandyte
Rotary Art Show as Emerging Artist and in 2023 she won Highly Commended
awards in the Summer and Spring Exhibitions and a Curators award in the Winter
Show at the Victorian Artist Society. Sarah was also invited to exhibit in the
Artist of the year Exhibition at the end of 2023. In 2024 she won Best Drawing
at the Camberwell Art Show. Currently she is based in Melbourne where she lives
with her Husband and works from home in her studio.
Artist
Statement
My artwork is inspired by things I love, places I've been to and things that mean a lot to me. My aim is to convey the beauty of the world that I see around me onto paper and have people amazed by it. My goal is to have my artwork resonate with the viewer. Currently I am enjoying the simplicity of working in graphite and pushing the boundaries of it and my boundaries as an artist and seeing where the adventure leads me.
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