Painting

Delimited

Delimited is a combination of abstract and classic portraiture. The tone of this piece is quite dark with slight ripples of bright pink beyond the rich blacks and greens. The worried expression and looming colour palette give off a sense of being... More

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Hanoi Jane

I chose to explore the very controversial and loaded photograph of Jane Fonda in Vietnam sitting on a Vietnamese cannon during 1972. I find the generational divide of opinions on this photograph fascinating.

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Lost Narration

This piece was created using many layers of painters tape, acrylic paint, and gold leaf. The jumbled overlapping and colourful shapes represent phases and different realities we all experience while stumbling through life. The delicate linework... More

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Moon Fish

Moon Fish is inspired by the many mangrove roots I used to swim through as a child. The name is based on what I used to call the jellyfish I saw around those areas. The deep sage greens, viridian, and dark browns mimic the colours of how I remember... More

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Nude

Study of the female figure while also focussing on fabrics and textures.

Mixed Media

Russian Doll

This piece was inspired by a beautiful set of Russian nesting dolls my mother gifted to me as a young child. It is a mixed media collage using; newspaper clippings, figurative sketches, image transfers, gold leaf, walnut, plastic, and acrylic... More

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Sangaela

Sangaela is the name of the boat I lived on for three years as a child. The name itself is an anagram of the first two letters of every member of my family's name and thus holds an extremely deep familial and nostalgic association with it. Sangaela... More

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Six Mile

Oil painting landscape of Six Mile Lake in Northern Ontario.

Painting

Swallowed

Swallowed is a piece all about the process of simply getting lost while painting. The feeling when time starts to escape you with every layer of paint and mornings become evenings in a blink. It was experimental with thick acrylic paint, several... More

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Tongue-tied

This piece was a study of skin tone and clothing textures while trying to capture the expression of someone who is just about to speak.

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Torpidity

This piece was a small study of skin tone and portraiture.

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Unanimity

This piece was an exploration of fabric and texture using vibrant orange hues.

Work by

Sarah McCrorie Fairbank

Painting

“This body of work is a combination of a handful of the pieces I created during my time at OCAD, and an exploration of how my practice has evolved throughout that duration of time.”