Sarah Kretchmer’s paintings are rooted in a love of history, nature, magic and colour. Inspired by the world around her, she brings her impressions to life on canvas – the demigods of parties long past, fairytales that never were, and histories that took place in an alternate dimension. Her process is Jungian in nature; she often receives the idea for a painting in a flash of inspiration. Through the painting process, necessary symbolic elements often surface, which are then further explored and expressed in the application of the paint. In noticing the magic quietly embedded within the ordinary, Kretchmer endeavours to tease it out and highlight it. This remains the fundamental premise of her work as she continues to explore these themes.
