Selected Works

Whispers of Jasmine, 20 x 16" oil on linen

About Paddock

Contemporary Realism in Traditional Oil Painting

"My still life paintings explore human attachment to ordinary domestic objects, celebrates familial and ancestral connections through belongings, and honors the personal effects we live with and share. We rarely take extraordinary time to truly study and consider all the aspects of these objects, how the light passes through and around them, how they reflect onto each other, though we see them every day. I always take delight in painting heirlooms. Sometimes it’s a simple pot or cup, perhaps a necklace or apron, sometimes it’s a recipe for the meals we share together... rarely are these items that are passed from generation to generation the most valuable monetarily, but they are rich in memory and character. These are objects that have been imbued with value and values. To inspect and truly consider the meanings of these as the artifacts of our lives and to preserve them visually and artfully is thrilling. I think it truly distills and enriches the values we rely on in our daily living. I am consumed by the intricacies of realistic painting...the transformation of three dimensions into two...in a very human way, that depicts the specialness of rather ordinary living.”

~ Sarah M Paddock, Artist

Exhibitions 2022

National Oil and Acrylics Painters’ Society Best of America, Small Works

Beverly McNeil Gallery, Birmingham, Alabama International Guild of Realism, 16th Annual Exhibition,

McBride Gallery, Annapolis, Maryland

Salmagundi Club 187th Juried Member Exhibition

Salmagundi Club, Skylight Gallery, NYC

Exhibitions 2021

National Oil and Acrylics Painters’ Society Best of America

Dana Gallery, Missoula, Montana

Oil Painters of America Eastern Regional Juried Exhibition

ArtCenter Manatee, Bradenton, Florida

Salmagundi Club Fall Auction

Salmagundi Club, Skylight Gallery, NYC

Salmagundi Club Small Works Exhibition

Salmagundi Club, Skylight Gallery, NYC

Juried Member of: Salmagundi Club NYC

Membership

National Oil and Acrylic Painters’ Society International Guild of Realism

Oil Painters of America

American Women Artists