About the Artist

 

 

 

I grew up in Salisbury, NC, where I attended Catawba College.  Graduating with honors, I received my AB Degree in English and French and then continued postgraduate studios at Vanderbilt University.  Different job positions took me to Bowling Green, KY; Neuchâtel, Switzerland; Richmond, VA;  Atlanta, GA; Phoenix, AZ; and Los Angeles, CA.  Since childhood I have had a passion for art, but it was not until I moved to Los Angeles that I was able to pursue that interest for the twenty years that I lived there.  Upon retirement from business, my husband and I made the decision to settle in Cary, NC.  I have had the opportunity to study with many nationally recognized artist and instructors, and I continue to take workshops so that I can maintain a current and fresh feeling to my work.  

 

    As an abstract artist, I find my inspiration from many sources.  I like to draw upon my many travel experiences and from some of my favorite English and French poets that reflect my own conscious or subconscious emotions.  Consequently, my art is non-objective in nature and becomes expression of my inner most feelings and thoughts about everyday existence.  Some of the themes I like to explore deal with the transitory essence of time, space, and the natural world and how they relate to the fragility of the human condition.

 

 

 

 

Sarah Mantel           Abstract                                                       Artist

 

           About the Artist

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