Buddhas’ are the new obsession . Research in China inspires the new body of
work. My work comes from a deep sense of compulsion. The emotion bleeds
through the colour and the images find their way to the canvas. I believe that
creating Art is an uncontrollable desire to express an explosive emotion.
Previously concentrating on from the human figure where my fascination
lay, always looking for new ways to present the nude. Peering at sexuality through
a female eye I question beauty and its distortion, pushing the boundaries , looking
to evoke a reaction. Snapshot moments remain, prompted by an emotion, colour,
shape, a sound. Adding collage to the repertoire , brings another dimension to my
work.
Before becoming a full time artist, I worked in the music industry, managing talentincluding Eurythmics, Shakespeare's
Sister and Londonbeat. Since then I have spent timestudying the body; through yoga, pilates and Iaido, a practice that
helpsdevelop freedom of mind and body. Through strict discipline I am learning to keep the mind fluid and loosen the
confines of outer reality. I believe painting can alter our mood and open a dialogue with the unconscious mind. The viewer
responds from a deep place or moves on. It's all alright.
For me, creating and viewing Art is about letting go, abandoning restraint and just being in the moment.
Sandra Turnbull 2011
Comfort to the soul, Inspiration to the senses, sustenance from one moment to the next, - these are the morsels we all
crave.
Takashimaya