Sarah McCartney Artist

Cornish artist living and working in Falmouth

Currently studying for the Authorial Illustration MA at Falmouth University. A Cornish artist living and working in Falmouth. Studied in London for many years finishing with a post graduate diploma in sculpture at the Royal Academy of Arts in 1989. Since returning in 1991 Cornwall and the sea have shaped and influence my life and work.

Sarah McCartney

So what is the link between drawings of dead birds, drawings of swimmers and one hundred small things in resin? I work in sketchbooks,...

Sarah McCartney

I was asked today how I would like someone looking at my drawings to feel about them. What did I want someone looking at my drawings to...

Sarah McCartney

Today I went down to the sea and I swam. The first time for ten days. The sea, the sea. I did miss the sea. But the illness was a...

Sarah McCartney

I couldn't smell the coffee, that's when I knew something was wrong. PCR positive. I have COVID. The virus took my sense of smell. I've...

Sarah McCartney

I'm thinking about my art practice and reaching back to where I got to on my MA journey before the pandemic changed things. I return to...