SARAH BARTLETT

Artist & Illustrator

of elegance and the enigmatic

“There are two pathways in my life: the one I chose to walk down, and the one on which I now find myself, and which is probably the one I should have taken in the first place.

Please enjoy this wild and gentle wander with elegance and the enigmatic.“

Sarah

ABOUT MY WORK

I paint the delightful, the desirable, the elegant and the bewitching. Inspired by fashion, history, mythology, and the decorative arts, I dip into my box of paints to conjure colourful narratives celebrating the mystique of the feminine psyche and the beauty to be found within and around us all.

‘Distilled Life‘ a series of paintings which subtly allude to fashions encoded in the interiors of early to mid 20th century Parisian boudoirs, cafes and salons. Not forgetting the elegant, female protagonists themselves.

BIOGRAPHY

Sarah is largely self-taught apart from completing one year of a B.Ed degree in Art when she was in her twenties before deciding to follow a different career pathway. Whilst living in France for twenty years, her love of figurative and representational painting was revitalised, and she now works primarily in gouache and oil.

Over the past ten years, she has sold her work (from her ex-husband’s boutique/gallery in the south of France) to international clients such as the luxury 5-star hotel Villa Gallici in Aix en Provence, owned by the renowned Italian hotel group, Baglioni.

Sarah has recently returned to the UK and lives near Saffron Walden.

Sarah Bartlett artwork at Villa Gallici — one of Sarah’s paintings at Villa Gallici

I am currently working on a series of oil portraits of Shakespeare’s most fascinating women characters.

HAND PAINTED PERFUME BOTTLES and GREETING CARDS

I also hand-paint perfume bottles using non-toxic, dishwasher proof acrylic paint. Botanical decorations include roses, lavander, lilies and other flowers used in perfume making. These bottles not only make perfect gifts, but look fabulous filled with a favourite fragrance and placed in the boudoir.

Current Exhibition

Recent Exhibitions

Blessings and let the light of the universe shine through you every day.

I HAVE AMASSED A LARGE COLLECTION OF VINTAGE LIMITED EDITION FRENCH ADVERTISING PRINTS AND FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS FOR SALE, AND I CAN SEND YOU EXAMPLES OF THESE ON REQUEST.