Sarah Blackwood

Sarah Blackwood

Open for work
Abstract PaintingAuckland based
Auckland

Sarah's bold abstract works explore color, emotion, and the New Zealand light through large-scale canvases. Sarah's bold abstract works explore color, emotion, and the New Zealand light through large-scale canvases.

Portfolio

Selected works with descriptions and process notes — the same structure visitors expect on a full artist profile.

Studio highlight

Sarah's bold abstract works explore color, emotion, and the New Zealand light through large-scale canvases. This work reflects an ongoing thread in Sarah's practice and connection to Auckland.

Process

Developed through sketches and colour studies in the studio, then resolved as a finished piece with layered material work.

Direction in Abstract Painting

Exploring form, narrative, and material choices typical of abstract painting, grounded in Aotearoa contexts.

Process

Iterative drafts and small studies before committing to the final surface; timing varies with commission load and exhibitions.