Sara Riches Hall
I am an artist living in Denmark Western Australia.
I wrote and illustrated a children’s book at the age of 16, “Fat Frogs on a Skinny Log”, and have since illustrated other children’s books for several authors.
I graduated the Advanced Certificate of Art and Design at Midland Tafe WA with a certificate of Excellence, and am now a Mother of three children.
Art became a safe space for me to express my emotions in a time period of my life where I was unable to voice how I felt. I grew up in a religious cult, which influences some of my art as I deal with the emotions of how it has affected my life.
I love figurative work, and am drawn to feminine beauty, its fragility and its strengths. My work is emotional, as my feelings are being transferred to paper, the mood of my work depends on my mood mostly, it is therapy to me to finally get out these feelings of grief, sadness, hurt, pain, but also love and happiness.
Music is also a major influence in my everyday life and my art. I love experimenting with different media and have been enjoying acrylics and mix media. I love different textures and surfaces to paint on, stories within stories.