Sarah Mills-Bailey
​Mentone, AL

504-905-8005
Email:   [email protected]
Website:  www.sarahmillsbailey.com
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I work in acrylic, pastel and emotion, in its analytical meaning (e: out; motion), the outward movement from the self to create expression. In that sense, the how and the why of my work are intertwined. The artistic process of applying and the subsequent scrapping away of paint is also the exploration and interaction with the perceived self. The process is a fully sensate experience relying on focused participation in life and interpreting the resonating inner response in color and texture. The resulting art is described as abstract but the reality it depicts is quite defined: a child’s EEG, a deep breath of sea air, the gathering of courage in the face of despair, opening to hope. The subject matter is endless, vibrant and rich. As is my life, as is yours. ​

Sarah Mills-Bailey, a native of New Orleans, lives in Mentone, AL with her family. Trained as a scientist, with postgraduate studies in microbiology at Tulane University, her artistic endeavors began as crafting household décor from found objects. Using paint and fabric, she applied color as a means of highlighting visual perception of form. Fabric then became the medium, but again the tool was color, along with texture, as she juxtaposed aspects of both in her designs. It was a natural progression to the elemental of abstract art, narrowing the focus to color itself, becoming not just the tool but the object of perception. Her abstract painting most often layers of acrylic and pastel on canvas depicts her response to her observations of the world around her, outer with its patterns and inner with its waves of emotion and integration and realignment, always interacting with her life experience.