The Healthy Artist

Originally, Sarah Lane art was found at sarahsartlife. Sarah continues to live her art life here, in this Sarah’s Art Life Blog, nested within Sarah Lane Art.

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The Pain and Pleasure of Plein Air

Last month, after many months of exercising caution when gathering, or painting what was around me or on a screen in front of me, I...

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Sep 3, 20213 min read

Why Tiny Tins Painting?

When I first started drawing and painting, my goal was to go as large as possible . . . . I'm not sure this is important anymore.

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Jan 10, 20213 min read

Riding the Waves: Time and Intention

If there has ever been a time in which we call time into question, it is now. The past 6+ months has brought both great losses—and gains....

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Oct 28, 20203 min read

Important Love--Sparky the Dachshund

It's been a tough(er) few days. Loss during pandemic . . . sucks. I don't often use this word--but I think it's appropriate today....

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Sep 15, 20202 min read

Art: Labor of Love

Recently, someone asked me how I learned to paint like I do. Fortunately, their question was complimentary—they liked a portrait I had...

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Sep 7, 20202 min read

Art Habits from the Garden

As it is August, it seems weird to celebrate spring in the garden! But as the garden dies off, mostly because I’ve all but stopped...

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Aug 14, 20203 min read

I get by with a little help from my friends

While I was busy being "lonely" and not dreaming, my friends formed and carried my dreams.

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Jul 27, 20202 min read

Order, Disorder, Order, Disorder . . .

Order . . . Disorder . . . Order . . . Life and art on the waves of life.

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Apr 26, 20203 min read

What’s in our hands?

There are many things that seem out of our control today . . . . And yet . . . we don’t want to forget that we reside in physical bodies.

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Apr 11, 20203 min read

Patience and Staying the Course

What happened in Sarah's Art Life 2019? This past year was a year in which I explored being an artist "in earnest." From exploring...

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Jan 1, 20204 min read

Art, art everywhere

As I set up my website, it occurred to me that, even though this is a first--putting myself out there as an artist intentionally and with...

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Aug 13, 20181 min read