Sarah Hewitt

Though I have loved drawing and painting ever since I can remember, my real passion to create was sparked during my Art GCSE at school. Over the next 20 years, I continued to draw and paint at every opportunity. I filled sketch books and friends' and family's walls, with my art. I attended workshops and courses whenever I could. When I travelled, my art materials always accompanied me and I have a lifetime of holiday memories captured through my art.

Drawing and painting have always been my passion, but in my early days a love of reading and a fascination with philosophy, led me to study this, instead, at degree level. I believed that this would only enhance my creative output and it did, indeed, bring a greater depth of perception and improved expression, to my art practice. I completed my degree at St. Peter's College, Oxford in 1997.

After graduating, I moved to Belsize Park in London and took up a career in Marketing, being drawn to this as an outlet for my creative side. During this time, I worked for a number of big companies including, Sainsbury's and Habitat. However, never finding this creatively stimulating enough, I eventually decided to make the move to full-time artist.

I moved out of London in 2007 with my hu...

Besides from the numerous courses and workshops that I have attended over the years, I have studied and learnt a great deal from the works of the great impressionist painters. Joaquin Sorolla remains one of my favourite artists of that era and his use of colour, in particular, greatly inspires me. Another way I have advanced my practice, is to spend time with contemporary artists that I admire, outside of formal workshops and lessons. This has been immensely rewarding and learning from some of these artists in their studios, whilst they work, has been particularly invaluable.