"Capturing the essence of East Anglian landscapes"

Sara Johnson

Sara is a contemporary landscape painter, mainly using acrylic and mixed media on board and watercolour on paper. Her motivation to paint stems from a desire to express a connection to and feelings for the natural world and to capture her perception of the essence of a particular landscape.

I start a painting with loose mark-making, followed by layers of thick paint through which I scrape, scratch and sand back to reveal glimpses of previous layers. I continue to build up and subtract until I am satisfied that the work feels right.

Living on the Norfolk/Suffolk border, I am drawn to the tidal estuaries along the North Norfolk and East Suffolk coasts, where the light is reflected off the mudflats and the landscape is in a constant state of flux. My paintings are a combination of memory prompted by photographs and sketches, fusing abstraction and figurative elements of the sea and landscapes to convey the spirit, mood and textures of the places I visit. My work is also inspired and influenced by frequent visits to Cornwall, Scotland and elsewhere in the country.

landscape artist
Sara Johnson

previous exhibitions at the bell gallery

works previously at the bell gallery:

Any works listed as AVAILABLE can be purchased from the gallery, please call 01986 894456 or email: jackie@thebellgallery.com

Waveney Calm

Watercolour
Framed 57cm x 57cm
£495 – AVAILABLE

Watermeadow II

Acrylic and mixed media
92cm x 122cm
£2250 – AVAILABLE

Moon River

Acrylic
Framed 84cm x 84cm
£1500 – AVAILABLE

Waveney Willows

Acrylic
Framed 124cm x 92cm
SOLD

Falcon Meadow

Watercolour
Framed 73cm x 57cm
SOLD

The Waveney

Watercolour
Framed 52cm x 52cm
£450 – AVAILABLE

The Bridge, Falcon Meadow

Watercolour
Framed 50cm x 50cm
£450 – AVAILABLE

Earsham Church

Watercolour
Framed 37cm x 37cm
£200 – AVAILABLE

Winter Watermeadows

Acrylic
Framed 84cm x 84cm
£1500 – AVAILABLE

Waveney Winter

Watercolour
Framed 62cm x 62cm
£525 – AVAILABLE

The Waveney Bungay Common

Acrylic and mixed media
40cm x 40cm
SOLD

Watermeadow II

Acrylic and mixed media
92cm x 122cm
£2250 – AVAILABLE

Winter Floods III

Acrylic
Framed 45cm x 45cm
£485 – AVAILABLE

Winter Reflected

Watercolour
Framed 75cm x 55cm
£525 – AVAILABLE

Suffolk Lane

Watercolour
Framed 68cm x 43cm
SOLD

Wetlands II

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 56cm x 56cm
£495 – AVAILABLE

Low Tide On The Estuary

Acrylic
Framed 58cm x 58cm
£675 – AVAILABLE

Minsmere Midwinter

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 45cm x 45cm
£485 – AVAILABLE

Signs of Spring

Acrylic and mixed media
61cm x 61cm
£850 – AVAILABLE

Shaped by the Tides

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 45cm x 45cm
£485 – AVAILABLE

Out to Sea, Bawdsey

Acrylic and mixed media
76cm x 76cm
£1500 – AVAILABLE

Channel through the Reeds

Acrylic and mixed media
61cm x 61cm
SOLD

Hazlewood Marshes

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 45cm x 45cm
£485 – AVAILABLE

Flowing through the Reeds

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 56cm x 56cm
£495 – AVAILABLE

The Waveney, Outney Common

Acrylic and mixed media
Framed 54cm x 54cm
SOLD

Wetlands

Acrylic and mixed media
51cm x 51cm
£750 – AVAILABLE

Waveney Floods

Acrylic
Framed 45cm x 45cm
£485 – AVAILABLE

Winter Woodland Walk

Watercolour
Framed 73cm x 56cm
£525 – AVAILABLE

Wildwood

Watercolour
Framed 68cm x 51cm
SOLD