Today we’d like to introduce you to Sarah Peguero.
Hi Sarah, thanks for sharing your story with us. To start, maybe you can tell our readers some of your backstory.
I was born, raised, and awarded a University degree in Interior Design in The Dominican Republic in the Caribbean. Later moved to Paris, France, to learn French and study Fashion Illustration.
I share a little piece of my heart in every painting I create.
I am a very curious person and cannot sit still for a long time. I stated to paint by curiosity. Attracted by colors and the different mediums to create.
I rarely know beforehand how the new artwork will shape and develop. Nothing is given or decided; the blank canvas itself provokes inspiration. It is exciting to stand in front of a white canvas.
A thousand thoughts and artworks start to dance in my head. I just get started, and once the lines, shapes, and colors start coming together, an idea for the motive takes form as well.
This high degree of unpredictability and impulse fascinates me and brings energy & dynamics into my art.
Spontaneity lives.
Monotony does not exists in my world!
Alright, so let’s dig a little deeper into the story – has it been an easy path overall, and if not, what were the challenges you’ve had to overcome?
It has been a fun road. I am self-taught, and it has been learning by doing. Must of times, learning the hard way. Making huge mistakes, discovering new methods, mixing different mediums… it’s like been an alchemist :o)
Appreciate you sharing that. What else should we know about what you do?
I have a part-time job, and painting is my hobby.
I create my paintings across multiple genres with a constant desire to try new techniques and approaches. I work with a wide palette of materials /tools such as acrylic paint, pencils, charcoal, oil pastels, crayons on canvas and paper.
I do have a weakness for Gold color that I use in different materials and structures; almost becoming a trademark in all my paintings.
The human form and face are the most important elements in my paintings. The figure dominates the work and is depicted as a shadow, ghost, aura, or energy form.
Sometimes anonymous, other times with a recognizable men.
Different mediums allow me to express diversity and movement in my work. Color makes me dance, and painting is my passion, the oxygen to my creative lungs. I prize color for its powerful symbolism and employ it to communicate emotion and mood.
The painting process is more of an experimental conversation rather than something planned. Each successive layer of paint is a reaction to the layer that came before – a dialogue between myself, the colors, and the painting.
I have found that the best work comes from conversations in which I have done the most careful listening.
Have you learned any interesting or important lessons due to the COVID-19 crisis?
I created an Instagram account for my art in December 2019.
With the covid crisis, I learned to be more grateful and enjoy every moment more.
I learned to love social media, especially Instagram and opened my heart and my studio to the world. Now, I have a community that has become a new family where I find support and friendship daily from other artists and followers from all over the world!
Contact Info:
- Website: https://sarahpegueroart.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sarahpeguero.art
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SarahPegueroART
