Sara Alex Mullen

Characterized by bold brushwork, dynamic texture, and vibrant colour, Sara Alex Mullen’s paintings reinterpret classic Canadian landscapes through a contemporary lens. Working intuitively, she paints loosely from photographs and impressions gathered during her travels across North America, allowing emotion and memory to guide composition and colour choice.

Using brushes, palette knives, and carving tools, Sara works alla prima, building energetic surfaces rich with movement and texture. Her landscapes are often untouched by human presence, serving as nostalgic and emotional responses to the natural environments she treasures most. Colour plays a central role in her practice—snow, pavement, and clouds dissolve into layered hues of blues, purples, and pinks, revealing the subtle shifts found in light and shadow.

Through heightened awareness of her surroundings, Sara finds inspiration in everyday moments, translating observed and imagined colour into expressive, atmospheric landscapes that balance realism with a sense of the surreal.

Her work is held in private and corporate collections across North America and internationally. Sara paints from her home studio in Ottawa, Canada, and is the founder of the New Edinburgh Artist Studio Tour.