Are We Open | Sarah West

During the days of COVID-19, I’ve written and sketched notations. Scenes of life in rural Alabama, the resilience of our people, and the determination to hold on, to reconfigure ways to make an honest living in the midst of uncertainty, as we as a country strive to end a world-wide epidemic through distance. A set of signs placed on the curb along Smiths Station, Alabama’s main street, Lee County Road.. Read More

Before Everything Changed | Sarah West

Before everything changed, I took a drive over to Tybee Island, Georgia. I devoted the day to research for my next painting. Along the marshlands between Savannah and Tybee, I watched as swampy waterways flashed by. This image of a flag raised from the remnants of a tree stump stayed with me. Currently America distances ten feet from one another in a desperate attempt to end this world-wide pandemic which.. Read More