Emotional Rollercoaster describes Septembers Artist of the month~

"Saturday Night, Sunday Morning", oil on board, 16x20




Mirror Mirror, oil on linen 2008. Magda Galerie, Paris France


Sas Christian is a self taught artist for whom I have felt an instant connection of sisterhood since the day I discovered her 3 years ago. Her paintings are almost always of young edgy women who are in some sort of turmoil. She is disturbingly able to portray moods & feelings that you feel like you know what the subject is thinking! The subject being a fictional character.


"Home Again", oil on canvas, 32x26



"Hacker" Oil on Linen 2006





She is almost brutally honest on her bio page and it makes me adore her even more. In her closing statement she sums up her work perfectly by saying " I hope that my work can connect with people on different levels. I'm trying to harness a single moment in time, an emotional response, seemingly insignificant gesture that can mean so much".


"Furore", acrylic on canvas, 18x24



"National Health", oil on canvas, 30x32



For those of us who do connect it does mean so much. Many of us can identify with her subjects and therefor feel that sisterhood connection instantly. Sas and her husband Colin are both artists and you can clearly see the influence they have on each other when visiting their site but also the anime influence comes through strong, especially in the eyes. She somehow has harnessed a realistic anime look which is so uniquely emotional. That is why She is my Artist of the month who rocks!


"La Nina", oil on linen, 40x30




" Green Hour", Oil on Linen 2007




"We Are The People", oil on canvas, 36x46



I leave you with this image which gave me such a giggle.....


"Busted!", acrylic on canvas, 14x11