Sally Barton SGFA
@sallybartonart.bsky.social
Artist & illustrator www.sallybarton.co.uk
@SGFADrawing @RIwatercolours @STWatercolour
instagram: @sallybarton_artgallery2022
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@SGFADrawing @RIwatercolours @STWatercolour
instagram: @sallybarton_artgallery2022
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SallyBartonArtPrints
From the archive - detail from the first of a number of narrowboat portraits executed over the years. This is 'Dawn Chorus' #canalboat #riverlife #watercolour #portrait #narrowboats #narrowboatsofinstagram #artistonbluesky #waterside #bargee #canalboatlife #watercolorpainting #reflectionsinwater
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From the archive - detail from the first of a number of narrowboat portraits executed over the years. This is 'Dawn Chorus' #canalboat #riverlife #watercolour #portrait #narrowboats #narrowboatsofinstagram #artistonbluesky #waterside #bargee #canalboatlife #watercolorpainting #reflectionsinwater
Watercolour portrait sketches - selected bits from my figurative paintings. My attempts to suggest the look of a face using only a few brushstrokes #watercolour #portraits #fıgurativeart #faces #lightandshadow #peoplewatching #youthandage #artistsonbluesky #watercolorpainting #greyscaleportrait
October 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Watercolour portrait sketches - selected bits from my figurative paintings. My attempts to suggest the look of a face using only a few brushstrokes #watercolour #portraits #fıgurativeart #faces #lightandshadow #peoplewatching #youthandage #artistsonbluesky #watercolorpainting #greyscaleportrait
Work in progress 'On Margate Sands'. Last hurrah of summer #watercolour #artistonbluesky #EnglishSummer #watercolorartist #Seaside #summer2025 #seaside #portraits #figurativeart #Kent #lightandshadow #holiday #swimming #coastline #Britishseaside #Kentcoast #Margate
September 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Work in progress 'On Margate Sands'. Last hurrah of summer #watercolour #artistonbluesky #EnglishSummer #watercolorartist #Seaside #summer2025 #seaside #portraits #figurativeart #Kent #lightandshadow #holiday #swimming #coastline #Britishseaside #Kentcoast #Margate
Detail from a portrait of the narrowboat 'Hrafn', moored in the Potteries, England. A commission from last year #ThePotteries #narrowboats #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #boats #figurativeart #MiddleEngland #LordVernonsWharf #VictorianIndustrialLandscape #MiddleportPottery
August 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Detail from a portrait of the narrowboat 'Hrafn', moored in the Potteries, England. A commission from last year #ThePotteries #narrowboats #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #boats #figurativeart #MiddleEngland #LordVernonsWharf #VictorianIndustrialLandscape #MiddleportPottery
Pencil sketch of group of young people on the steps in Trafagar Square. This was sketched from a photo rather than from life #portraits #figurativeart #wolffpencil #peoplewatching #TrafalgarSquare #London #lunchbreak #charcoalpencil #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #pencilsketch #faces #studyofyouth
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pencil sketch of group of young people on the steps in Trafagar Square. This was sketched from a photo rather than from life #portraits #figurativeart #wolffpencil #peoplewatching #TrafalgarSquare #London #lunchbreak #charcoalpencil #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #pencilsketch #faces #studyofyouth
Wedding portrait commission (now delivered to client) #watercolorportrait #commission #weddingportrait #GreekWedding #portrait #watercolourpainting #artistonbluesky #figurativeart #WeddingGift #PortraitArt #weddingdress #olivebranch #figurestudy
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wedding portrait commission (now delivered to client) #watercolorportrait #commission #weddingportrait #GreekWedding #portrait #watercolourpainting #artistonbluesky #figurativeart #WeddingGift #PortraitArt #weddingdress #olivebranch #figurestudy
Detail from a #watercolour painted a couple of years ago 'Out of the Shadows' based on figures observed in Folkestone, Kent #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #watercolor #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky #portrait #KentEngland
August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Detail from a #watercolour painted a couple of years ago 'Out of the Shadows' based on figures observed in Folkestone, Kent #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #watercolor #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky #portrait #KentEngland
Sketches from life from cafe in @Canterbury #cafesociety #drawnfromlife #figurative #artistonbluesky#portrait #coffeeshop #charcoal #Englishcoffeeshop #conte #sketching #figurestudy
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Sketches from life from cafe in @Canterbury #cafesociety #drawnfromlife #figurative #artistonbluesky#portrait #coffeeshop #charcoal #Englishcoffeeshop #conte #sketching #figurestudy
Detail from a house portrait painted a few years ago - Scottish farmhouse & estate #watercolour #houseportrait #portrait #scotland #landscapepainting #ScottishLandscape #artistonbluesky#watercolourportrait #forest #commission #forest #scottishhighlands #watercolorpainting
July 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Detail from a house portrait painted a few years ago - Scottish farmhouse & estate #watercolour #houseportrait #portrait #scotland #landscapepainting #ScottishLandscape #artistonbluesky#watercolourportrait #forest #commission #forest #scottishhighlands #watercolorpainting
Detail from WIP Figures in a Heatwave #watercolour #summer25 #portraits #heatwave #fıgurativeart #artistonbluesky #watercolorpainting #walmerkent #parchedgrass #sunshine #lightandshade #figurestudy #KentEngland #peoplewatching
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Detail from WIP Figures in a Heatwave #watercolour #summer25 #portraits #heatwave #fıgurativeart #artistonbluesky #watercolorpainting #walmerkent #parchedgrass #sunshine #lightandshade #figurestudy #KentEngland #peoplewatching
WIP 'On Santa Trinita Bridge' #watercolour #Florence #figurativepainting #italytravel #portraits #watercolorpainting #masonry #artistoninsta #holidayseason #sunglasses #artistonbluesky #Europe #figurestudy
June 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
WIP 'On Santa Trinita Bridge' #watercolour #Florence #figurativepainting #italytravel #portraits #watercolorpainting #masonry #artistoninsta #holidayseason #sunglasses #artistonbluesky #Europe #figurestudy
Detail from Alfresco in the City #watercolour #London #pub #figurativeart #ArtistOnBlueSky #LightandShade #portraits #watercolorpainting #urbanlife #figurestudy #CoventGarden #watercoloursketch #LunchBreak #peoplewatching #England
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Detail from Alfresco in the City #watercolour #London #pub #figurativeart #ArtistOnBlueSky #LightandShade #portraits #watercolorpainting #urbanlife #figurestudy #CoventGarden #watercoloursketch #LunchBreak #peoplewatching #England
Detail from 'Sunday in the Park with Phones'. Monochrome #watercolour #phones #scrolling #portraits #figurative #lightandshadow #Sunday #artistoninsta #cafeculture #watercolorpaintings #londonlife #cafesociety #V&AMuseum
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Detail from 'Sunday in the Park with Phones'. Monochrome #watercolour #phones #scrolling #portraits #figurative #lightandshadow #Sunday #artistoninsta #cafeculture #watercolorpaintings #londonlife #cafesociety #V&AMuseum
Detail from a just completed watercolour 'Spring sunshine: urban pub garden' #watercolour #peoplewatching #portraits #figürativeart #watercolorpainting #Spring #londonart #pub #society #citylife
April 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Detail from a just completed watercolour 'Spring sunshine: urban pub garden' #watercolour #peoplewatching #portraits #figürativeart #watercolorpainting #Spring #londonart #pub #society #citylife
Detail from work in progress. Love groups of figures - these were eating lunch outdoors #watercolour #tonal #peoplewatching #figurativepainting #lunchbreak #lightandshadow #portraits #sunglasses #watercolorpainting #greyscale #artistonbluesky
April 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Detail from work in progress. Love groups of figures - these were eating lunch outdoors #watercolour #tonal #peoplewatching #figurativepainting #lunchbreak #lightandshadow #portraits #sunglasses #watercolorpainting #greyscale #artistonbluesky
Spring sunshine here in the UK today. Here's a watercolour based on sketches & photos taken at a Broadstairs beach, Kent, last summer - families in silhouette against a sparkling sea #watercolorpainting #beachlife #watercoloursketch #figurativeart #Kent #seashore #EnglishSummer #holiday
March 29, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Spring sunshine here in the UK today. Here's a watercolour based on sketches & photos taken at a Broadstairs beach, Kent, last summer - families in silhouette against a sparkling sea #watercolorpainting #beachlife #watercoloursketch #figurativeart #Kent #seashore #EnglishSummer #holiday
5 years ago today - 23rd March - the first UK Covid lockdown began. I sketched the view from an upstairs window, showing the socially distanced queue for our village post office #lockdownanniversary #covidqueueing #coronavírus #pencilsketch #sociallydistanced #queue #drawnfromlife #postoffice
March 23, 2025 at 8:00 AM
5 years ago today - 23rd March - the first UK Covid lockdown began. I sketched the view from an upstairs window, showing the socially distanced queue for our village post office #lockdownanniversary #covidqueueing #coronavírus #pencilsketch #sociallydistanced #queue #drawnfromlife #postoffice
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition opens on 25th March at Mall Galleries in London, but all works available to see/purchase now via online gallery:
buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/ri-2025/
#watercolourpainting #figurativeart #watercolor #watermedia
buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/ri-2025/
#watercolourpainting #figurativeart #watercolor #watermedia
March 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour exhibition opens on 25th March at Mall Galleries in London, but all works available to see/purchase now via online gallery:
buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/ri-2025/
#watercolourpainting #figurativeart #watercolor #watermedia
buyart.mallgalleries.org.uk/ri-2025/
#watercolourpainting #figurativeart #watercolor #watermedia
From last summer's sketchbook #coventgarden #figuredrawing #sketchbook #charcoal #figurativeart #portrait #artistonbluesky #peoplewatching #shades #lifedrawing
February 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
From last summer's sketchbook #coventgarden #figuredrawing #sketchbook #charcoal #figurativeart #portrait #artistonbluesky #peoplewatching #shades #lifedrawing
I'm really happy to have work selected for the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Society of Graphic Fine Art respective exhibitions at the Mall Galleries this Spring.
SGFA - 10th to 15th March.
RI - 26th March to 5th April. #watercolour
Details from 2 of the artworks below:
SGFA - 10th to 15th March.
RI - 26th March to 5th April. #watercolour
Details from 2 of the artworks below:
February 8, 2025 at 2:40 PM
I'm really happy to have work selected for the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolour and the Society of Graphic Fine Art respective exhibitions at the Mall Galleries this Spring.
SGFA - 10th to 15th March.
RI - 26th March to 5th April. #watercolour
Details from 2 of the artworks below:
SGFA - 10th to 15th March.
RI - 26th March to 5th April. #watercolour
Details from 2 of the artworks below:
Detail from portrait of Dee, painted a year ago #watercolourportrait #skintones #portrait #watercolorpainting #artistonbluesky #studyinwatercolour #figurativepainting #lightandshadow
February 3, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Detail from portrait of Dee, painted a year ago #watercolourportrait #skintones #portrait #watercolorpainting #artistonbluesky #studyinwatercolour #figurativepainting #lightandshadow
So happy to have two artworks selected for #sgfa 2025 exhibition @mallgalleries Here's a detail from 'Streetscape:WalkingwithShadows' and #portrait 'Annie' that will be in the exhibition #watercolour #figurativeart #artistsonbluesky #streetscape #lightandshadow #watercolorpainting #peoplewatching
January 24, 2025 at 9:33 AM
So happy to have two artworks selected for #sgfa 2025 exhibition @mallgalleries Here's a detail from 'Streetscape:WalkingwithShadows' and #portrait 'Annie' that will be in the exhibition #watercolour #figurativeart #artistsonbluesky #streetscape #lightandshadow #watercolorpainting #peoplewatching
Sketch in conte crayon of regular life drawing sitter - Sam. From a year or so ago #charcoal #portrait #lifedrawing #conte #drawing #figurativeart #artistonbluesky #sketching #favouriteartistsmodel
January 21, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Sketch in conte crayon of regular life drawing sitter - Sam. From a year or so ago #charcoal #portrait #lifedrawing #conte #drawing #figurativeart #artistonbluesky #sketching #favouriteartistsmodel
Walking to the Beach - figures beside Folkestone railway bridge #watercolour #figurativeart #portraits #beach #watecolorpainting #lightandshade #summer @folkestone.bsky.social #artistsonbluesky #peoplewatching
January 16, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Walking to the Beach - figures beside Folkestone railway bridge #watercolour #figurativeart #portraits #beach #watecolorpainting #lightandshade #summer @folkestone.bsky.social #artistsonbluesky #peoplewatching
Portrait of Annie (when much younger) #watercolour #portraiture #figurativeart #watercolorpainting #girlhood #stillastar
January 14, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Portrait of Annie (when much younger) #watercolour #portraiture #figurativeart #watercolorpainting #girlhood #stillastar