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Portraits | from the studio of Michele West

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Sarah in Blog, Michele

Studio Portraits Studio Portraits serve as a living sketchbook comprised of charcoal portraits rendered by Michele West capturing students who have studied within the studios at The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts. These unique portraits are made available exclusively for acquisition by the family of the student/ subject. To request or order your very own custom portrait commission, we invite you to contact The.. Read More

Pet Portraits | from the studio of Michele West

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Sarah in Blog, Michele

Michele West is a Portrait Artist and co-founder of The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts in Smiths Station, Alabama. She welcomes your custom portrait commission requests. To Learn More We Welcome Your Inquiries at The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts. email sarahwestgallery@att.net telephone 334-480-2008 visit 2750 Panther Parkway, Smiths Station, AL

Print Release | Bygone | Waverly Series

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

The morning air was balmy and cool. As I walked down Mayberry the birdsong seemed silenced by the clanking of a tractor and its’ scoop consolidating the debris of hog wire, split screens and tin into a burn pile. Surveying crews and workmen hastened to make progress. Along the road, I smiled and nodded as I crossed the path of locals whom I feel have become my neighbors. Over the.. Read More

Heritage Series | Print Release

Posted on July 24, 2024 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

I slept with the windows open at the foot of Papaw Jim’s mountain. The babbling brook lulled me to sleep; and to the crisp Appalachian air of late November I gently awoke. The light streamed in across the quilt, hand-stitched by my great aunt Joyce. It was Thanksgiving morning in the holler known as Dry Fork. That day I explored, sketched, took pictures researched my Virginia family heritage, wrote down.. Read More

ART IN SCHOOLS

Posted on May 17, 2022 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah, Uncategorized

The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts recognize the outstanding achievements in creative development by sixth grade students across Lee County Alabama. Throughout the 2021-2022 school year, The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts continued collaboration with the Lee County Board of Education in making fine art education accessible to elementary schools via the ART IN SCHOOLS program. ART IN.. Read More

100% Sustainable | SIGNATURE STUDIO APPAREL by Sarah West

Posted on June 5, 2020 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

Nearly twenty years ago, I began a journey to create something unique. I designed, measured and cut my first pattern from scratch, and stitched the rendering together on my very first sewing machine. I circle back in memory when something in present evokes a sentiment I’ve felt before. Only it’s like the T.S Eliot quote, ” …to arrive back where we started and know the place for the first time.”.. Read More

THE ART BOX | Introducing a Safer Studio Experience

Posted on May 23, 2020 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

THE ART BOX, for a safer studio experience. Sarah West, founder of The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts,  introduces a custom curated fine art supply kit designed with you in mind. Designed to support and encourage continued creative development through a safer studio experience with the finest art supplies whether at home, in studio or anywhere you choose to explore creativity safely. *designed, developed.. Read More

Reopening with Increased Health Awareness

Posted on May 12, 2020 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

  The Sarah West Gallery of Fine Art, A Center for Cultural Arts temporarily closed on May 13th, 2020 due to the rising health risks related to the global health crisis COVID-19. Since official statements were released by state and national government and health agencies encouraging the reopening of the economy, we have been steadily and mindfully preparing for the reopening of our studios and art center. The health of.. Read More

Are We Open | Sarah West

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

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

Posted on April 10, 2020 by Sarah in Blog, Sarah

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