Sarah n harvey biography for kids

Bio

Sarah N. Harvey writes for both children and young adults. Some of her books have been translated into Korean, French, German and Slovenian. She lives in Victoria, British Columbia, where she works as a children's book editor. For more information, visit www.sarahnharvey.com.

elements in these works, and the interplay between light, colour and water. The emerging patterns are becoming more apparent and dominant, drawing the eye not only towards the main focal point of the human form, but also to the surrounding areas, which are of equal significance.

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I am greatly influenced by Francis Bacon's Carcass and crucifixion paintings, and of course by the work of Jenny Saville. Both of these figurative artists are intensely intrigued by the imagery of flesh - in both ugly and magnificently beautiful ways."

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During the Covid Pandemic, studio build was put on hold, meaning no place to paint her usual large scale oil paintings. It was during this period that she spent much of her time drawing and using Watercolour in her smaller studio (the dining table).  

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Also during this time, the campaign  #portraitsfornhsheroes started by Tom Croft occupied much of lockdown life where she created many drawings and paintings free of c