Artist Talk with ANEAW Juror Sarah Yeoman

Sarah Yeoman will present a talk on her artistic practice, sharing insight into her creative process and work. A Signature Member of the American Watercolor Society with over 35 years of experience, she is known for lyrical, narrative-driven imagery that explores themes of nature, symbolism, and storytelling through richly detailed, shaped by her background as a singer/songwriter.

Afterwards, please join us for a special “Meet The Artist” Reception with Joanne Destefano on August 16, from 1-3 PM. The reception is free and open to the public.

Bio:

Sarah Yeoman is an internationally recognized watercolor artist and instructor and a signature member of the American Watercolor Society, with only 400 members throughout the world. Originally from Lawrenceville, NJ she winters in northern Delaware but has spent the last 65 years summering on Indian Lake in the Adirondack Mountains of upstate NY. Her Great-Grand Uncle Buster Lewis built the family cabin in 1917 and also brought the famous Princeton Tiger bar to Farrells Tavern (Indian Lake Restaurant) in the 1930's.

She has been featured in Watercolor Artist Magazine, The Art of Watercolor, Pratique Des Arts, The Artist Magazine and the Ellie Saab Haute Couture Paris Runway Catalog. She has served as a juror for The Western Federation of Watercolor Societies, The Northeast Watercolor Society and The Exhibition of American Watercolors in Old Forge, NY.

From her Crow and Raven series and Brandywine Valley landscapes to her 45 years of painting, paddling and exploring the Adirondacks in watercolor she is most at home in the woods and on the water following in the artistic steps of her painting hero, Winslow Homer

Sarah has been teaching painting for 40 years and has been an instructor at Abanakee Studios in Indian Lake, Timberlock and for the Lake Placid Center for the Arts. She has also taught workshop across the US, Canada and Europe. Her work can be found at Abanakee Studios in Indian Lake, Gallery 46 in Lake Placid and Har't Gallery in North Creek. You can also see more of Sarahs work and see her teaching schedule on her website. www.sarahyeoman.com