exhibitions

Cities

An Exhibition of Acrylic Paintings

by Sarah Wheatley

20th July - 9th August

I’ve always loved painting cityscapes. In contrast to natural landscapes, cities offer the opportunity to

experiment with bright primary colours, strong lines and different perspectives.

I’m particularly inspired by the impact night and day can have on a city. At night, the subtleties of a building’s

facade disappear, and viewers have to work harder to use lights, shadows and reflections to imagine what

they can no longer see.

In some cities, such as New York, the opposite is true; bold and fluorescent colours are turned up to max and

offer a striking impression of artificial light on a huge scale.