SARAH CARR - Mysteries of Time and Place - Sarah Carr has evolved her own very distinctive style of painting. Her pieces show a bold and confident execution, combining elements of plein air style with a beautiful impressionist palette and what has been called “perfect composition”. Goethe wrote, “Look until you become fascinated. Trust that you will see something. If you learn to wait, the objects will slowly sink into your consciousness and they will acquire a significance that can be measured in color and feeling.” In conceiving her paintings, Sarah Carr starts with a focused vision of relatively ordinary locations that most people would just walk by in their hurried existence. With her contemplative observation the place begins to reveal it’s secrets. She is drawn to “a certain viewpoint – a specific relationship between shapes and spaces”. She then creates textures of light, shadow and reflection that transcend ordinary landscapes. In her artist’s statement she says, “As I work I become aware that my real inspiration is how I feel about the location. I intuitively play with color, light, texture and movement. They speak to me of mysteries of time and place. Finally, I see my images not only as exploration of external relationships, but also as discovery of my own internal landscapes.” Sarah Carr - Pastel Landscapes and Oil Paintings In Monet's Garden, A Giverny Garden, At Cafe Baudy, Giverny Reflections in an Irish Stream.