Sally Trueman
Sally Trueman was born in 1960 and studied at The University of Brighton. On leaving Brighton she focused on portraiture, continued her education under Royal portrait painter John Hughes-Hallett until his death.
Many of her portraits are now in private collections worldwide. Sally has become internationally known for her work through exhibitions with various galleries worldwide. Many of her pastels are now held in numerous corporate and private collections throughout the world. Her oil paintings are much sought after.
In 2000 Sally and her family moved to the South of France, where she was commissioned to do a series of large canvases depicting the landscape and colour of the region. This had a profound influence on her working style, which can be seen in her interpretation of the beach and studies of the human form, which she has become well-know for today. Working in pastel, she allows the viewer to share the moment. Each work illustrates a clear understanding of the subject and her medium. Her art shows a passion for colour, movement and light, yet is uninhibited, honest and confident.
Sally Trueman’s new work, 2010, shows the fragility of people in certain solitary and personal situations. There is a stillness and an expectancy of something waiting to happen.
Her work does not fit readily or easily into a school or a style; instead it falls between abstract and reality, taking the viewer into an undeniably different world.
Sally’s new oils, on large canvases, are fresh and inspiring. The texture of the paint having an almost sculptured feeling. She uses no other medium other than oil paint and turpentine. Her paintings are assembled from elements extracted from many different sources including her drawings, photographs and her prints from previous exhibitions.
