My formal training was A level Art and design at Trent College in Nottingham and a fine art degree at Edinburgh College of Art. I worked for a textile company as a graphic designer for several years then set up my own design consultancy in Nottingham, employing several other designers to work with me.
After meeting my husband I moved to Lincoln and brought up my three children. When my kids had flown the nest I went back to collage and trained as a silversmith in 2005 fulfilling my need for more learning.
Since then have spent many years sketching and painting my local Lincolnshire landscape and selling work on the East Coast of England. I work from my studio at home in Lincoln, painting, creating 3D art and silver and gold jewellery. I regularly teach painting and silversmithing workshops at ‘Indigo Crow’, an Art gallery in Lincoln that I helped to co-found and now run along side 7 other professional artists.
‘I love experimenting with landscape painting in different media; watercolour, handmade papers, acrylics and broken down textiles. My style has developed from a literal translation of the subject to a bold, more graphic representation.
Recent inspiration has come from travel, specifically an expedition to Antarctica. The frozen, vast landscape awoke a whole new body of work which challenged everything I was familiar with. I made new palette choices and developed new painting techniques to capture the light and beauty of the Southern Hemisphere.
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My paintings are versions of merging landscape, light and abstraction. In my vision I want lines and geometric shapes to intersect, layer together and create a sense of distance and depth.’
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Sally’s Links:
Instagram: skboldart
Website: sallykheng.co.uk