Sarah Lynch

The Bench

2024-02-15T18:06:00.001-05:00

12"X12" Oil on Canvas

A Fall morning on Lake Ontario.

$300 + shipping

The Gorge

2023-12-29T15:51:00.001-05:00

12"X12" Oil on canvas

When I was working in Queenston I would drive past this lookout every morning. Here we are looking north along the Niagara River towards Lake Ontario.

I never tired of this view.

This painting is available for sale.

$300

Morningstar Mill

2023-12-18T15:42:00.005-05:00

12”X12” oil on canvas

This was one of my entries to the Niagara Artists Centre Small Feats fundraiser this year.

Ever since Covid they have been running them online only, which is a shame because I think they were much more fun when they were “live”.

Morningstar Mill is situated on the Niagara Escarpment, not far from St. Catharines. It is fully functioning and has been restored by a group of dedicated volunteers.

This one is SOLD

Whirligig

2022-12-16T16:19:00.001-05:00

And the last of my Small Feats submissions

12"X12" Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

River

2022-12-16T16:18:00.000-05:00

Here is my second Small Feats submission

12"X12" Acrylic on canvas

Title - River

$200 More information here

Queen Street

2022-12-16T12:00:00.002-05:00

I have three pieces in the NAC Small Feats 2022 show, here is the first.

12"X12" Acrylic on canvas

SOLD

Small Feats 2022

2022-12-15T16:18:00.003-05:00

Niagara Artists Centre Annual fund raiser is about to start.

All works are 12"X12" and priced at $200 with all or half going to support NAC. It is online only this year and timed for Christmas shoppers. If you need a unique gift for that hard to buy for person, look no further.

My house in Summer

2020-08-14T15:46:00.001-04:00

10"X7” Watercolour and ink on paper

I am finding it hard to be inspired in these isolated times, so here is my house (and dog).

Staying at Home 9 - Vegetable Beds

2020-06-01T08:56:00.000-04:00

Watercolour and ink on paper

Yesterday it was both warm and cool enough to sit outside and sketch for half an hour. We haven’t had many of those and when the weather was right I have been busy gardening. The boards are there to try to keep the animals from digging.

Still #uskathome in St. Catharines.

Flowers

2020-05-21T16:02:00.000-04:00

Some slightly better images of recent oils, plus a watercolour from today. There are so many lovely flowers in the garden at the moment, I can’t resist painting them.

Honesty

2020-05-19T16:20:00.000-04:00

7"X5" Oil on board

One more from the garden. We used to call them money plants when I was a child. The seed pods are lovely in Autumn arrangements.

Fleur de Lis

2020-05-18T15:27:00.000-04:00

7"X5” Oil on board

I recently saw a stop motion video of some plants with a comment about “who knew that plants moved so much”. Well, anyone who has ever tried to paint them, that’s who.

I knocked this little iris off while weeding yesterday and just had to bring it inside. There is some disagreement as to whether the fleur de lis is an iris or a lily. I have always thought that the iris is a more likely candidate.

It has been a long time since I painted in oils, and even longer since I was doing my regular daily paintings in this size. I am a bit out of practice but should probably persevere.

Staying at Home 8 - Humphrey

2020-04-14T15:02:00.000-04:00

This is Humphrey. He is taking part in the local teddy bear hunt. Actually I am not sure that anyone else is playing but he has always been a very optimistic bear, ever since he was abandoned in a parking lot 60 years ago and was confident that he would find a home somewhere (he did).
I am not sure why he is wearing two sweaters, one made by my mother and another by me thirty years later, but it is still a little chilly around here, so maybe it is just as well.

Daffodils

2020-04-03T20:46:00.000-04:00

Ink and watercolour

Something a little different. These daffodils and forsythia are from my garden.

Harriet’s Church

2020-04-01T19:01:00.000-04:00

12"X12” Acrylic on canvas

Urban, but not a sketch. This is another I have been working on for the “Small Feats” fundraiser, now postponed indefinitely.

The Salem Chapel, or British Methodist Episcopal Church was founded in 1820 by African American freedom seekers and was a centre of abolitionist activity. Harriet Tubman was probably the most famous member of this congregation.
It is located in downtown St. Catharines.

Staying at home 7

2020-03-31T17:09:00.000-04:00

#uskathome ink and watercolour

Another day, another window. Not much colour, inside or out, at this time of year.

Staying at home 6

2020-03-30T17:17:00.000-04:00

#uskathome pen and ink

My kitchen table, please don’t judge me!
Not enough time today to add colour, the dog insisted on going out.

Staying at home 5

2020-03-29T16:49:00.000-04:00

#uskathome Ink, watercolour and gel pen

Another view of a window.
I hadn’t intended to include the dog but she insinuated herself. Lighting changed from overcast (with thunder) to bright sunshine while I was sketching.
I would like to thank urban sketcher Steven Reddy for his excellent tutorials. They have helped me enormously to loosen up and sketch without needing everything to be perfect.
This one is actually almost identical to another I did about a year ago. I guess I am running out of things to paint, or at least things to paint with a comfortable place to sit while I do it.

Staying at home 4

2020-03-28T15:14:00.000-04:00

#uskathome Ink, watercolour and gel pen.

Unlike dogs who can rest immobile for hours, cats are rarely still for more than a few minutes, even when they are asleep. Marigold is feeling very pleased with herself because she finally figured out how to use the cat door. I have no idea what took her so long as she has been know to make her own exit when none was available (hole in screen door, twice, escape through ceiling at vet’s office). Here she is taking a break from her adventures.

Staying at home 3

2020-03-27T18:43:00.000-04:00

A view from my living room window. #uskathome

Staying at home 2

2020-03-26T17:33:00.002-04:00

Pen and ink and watercolour.
Too much back-light for me to show this with the subject, so you will just have to take my word for it. The four hibiscus plants live in this window all winter. At least one of them is 20 years old. I prune the roots as well as the tops every couple of years, so they are effectively bonsaied. It won’t be long now before I can put them out on my porch.

Staying at home 1

2020-03-25T16:24:00.001-04:00

As we are all stuck at home any way, I am going to try to post something with the #uskathome tag every day. Here, yet again, is Maddie.

Lock 4 (again)

2020-03-14T13:17:00.000-04:00

12”X12” acrylic on canvas

It looks as if the “Small Feats” fundraiser may have to be cancelled or postponed. This would be a shame as I know it is a significant source of income for the Niagara Artists Centre. Perhaps they will figure out a way of selling the paintings on line.
This is Lock 4 on the Welland Canal, as seen from the Glendale lift bridge. I am not sure why this view appeals to me, I have painted it before. I am reworking a lot of old themes these days, maybe with constant repetition I will finally be able to get them right. Sort of like a musician practicing her scales.

Sts. Cyril and Methodius (again)

2020-03-11T14:37:00.000-04:00

12"X12” Acrylic on canvas

Here is another square foot painting, possibly for submission to Small Feats, the annual Niagara Artists Centre show and fundraiser. We shall see.
Sts. Cyril and Methodius is a Ukrainian Catholic church in St. Catharines. It is a familiar sight to anyone who drives the Queen Elizabeth Way between Hamilton and Niagara Falls, as it is right by the highway.

Another Small Feat

2020-02-28T14:19:00.000-05:00

12"X12” Acrylic on canvas

I have started working on some paintings for NAC’s annual “Small Feats” fundraiser. Here is the first, perhaps not quite finished but nearly there.
I am not sure that you can actually see these buildings anymore, they are pretty hidden behind the Meridian Centre. But a few years ago these rear views were among the first things you saw when coming off the 406. I always liked them. I believe that the stilts were there because rge raceway used to run along there.