May-Poole Studios

Sarah May-Poole is an artist and teacher. Growing up in Ontario she was drawn to the coastal lines of Victoria. She graduated with a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Western Ontario, continuing on to become an art teacher and completing her Master of Special Education (MA). She uses paint to connect with the natural world instead of being consumed by digital identities. Working primarily with acrylic on canvas, her paintings speak of the mythical lost, childhood whimsies, brilliant sunsets settling upon hazy mountains. They move from her mind to the canvas, a sliver of wonder, ocean, dreams lost and found, kept safe. Her paintings radiate hues of vibrant colours, dripping to create vast coastal lines and towering trees. They run into veiled deltas that engulf pebbled mountains. The artwork sometimes seems as if it is just empty spaces, but upon closer inspection it is filled with life and colour. They allow observers to slow down and connect with something tangible in our fast-paced society, to get lost in each brushstroke. She allows the paint to breathe on the canvas. Sometimes they are meant to bring peace, while other times they unsettle or disturb.

Sarah currently creates art at studio 553 1/2 tucked away in Victoria’s Chinatown allowing the sounds of the busy street to keep her company. 

Come visit and see art in Victoria.