Recent Exhibition

Oceans, Lights and Beyond

An exhibition of paintings

Mall Galleries • The Mall, London SW1

www.mallgalleries.org.uk

Tuesday 2nd November - Saturday 6th November 2021

Gallery Opening Times: Tues-Fri 10am-5pm,
Sat 10am-4pm, Sun 10am-1pm

Enquiries about paintings: exhibition@sarahbutterfield.co.uk

Prices and availability: Exhibition Illustrated Catalogue

“Shapes of cloud and shadows, wind, weather, colour and light sweep across our horizons and through our minds.” — Sarah Butterfield

As lockdown is easing we are emerging into the light – the theme of an important solo show by the British painter Sarah Butterfield at Mall Galleries in early November. For many people emerging from lockdown means more journeys - be it simply driving into work or going to a beautiful place. Sarah uses such journeys as an opportunity to paint light and our place in the world. Motorways, tube stations, driving to a takeaway, clouds seen from a plane or seen moving in the sky above, the sea observed from a ferry, artificial and natural lights mixing at dusk and dawn – nothing escapes her inquisitive mind.

Sarah writes,

“Some of our deepest encounters with the natural world are when we make a journey and are most exposed to the forces of nature.

As well as my classic landscapes and seascapes, I try to reveal beauty in unexpected places as we travel, however mundane the journey. There is beauty in traffic at dusk if you take the information out and stop looking at it as a driver. Car lights move towards and away from each other to create a pattern with no fixed point of reference. The view from a departing ferry shows the water’s surface and reflections from the harbour lights endlessly re-written in the wake of the ship.

These unusual combinations of artificial and natural light- the manmade and natural world interacting - help us see our place in the natural world even when we are walking across a car park.”

Sarah observes an unusual combination of artificial and natural light. With her scientific grasp of colour relationships, Sarah creates beautiful works of art. These paintings show her reaction to reaching the ocean and the continent’s edge. There is nowhere further to go. We have to build our dreams. Cars point to different worlds. Stars appear in the roadway. Clouds and city lights merge to become images of the cosmos.

Eighty paintings will be on show ranging from small studies to larger works. All are being exhibited for the first time.

“Sarah Butterfield remains one of the most persistently rewarding artists of her generation.” — Channel 4’s Jon Snow

Selected Images from Exhibition

Ocean, lights and palms XIII

'Ocean, Lights and Palms XIII'
122 x 152.5 cm  (48 x 60")
o/c

Westway 4

'Westway 4'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Westway 3

'Westway 3'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Westway 9

'Westway 9'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Westway 8

'Westway 8'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

Westway 7

'Westway 7'
107 x 122 cm  (42 x 48")
o/c

Westway 2

'Westway 2'
107 x 122 cm  (42 x 48")
o/c

Westway 1

'Westway 1'
122 x 152 cm  (48 x 60")
o/c

The Map of a Dream 1

'The Map of a Dream 4'
71 x 107 cm  (28 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: afternoon light

'Ocean's Margin: afternoon light'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: heat of the day

'Ocean's Margin: heat of the day'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: glassy shallows at midday

'Ocean's Margin: glassy shallows at midday'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: high tide in the evening

'Ocean's Margin: high tide in the evening'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: storm passing

'Ocean's Margin: storm passing'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean and Sky

'Ocean and Sky'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: shallows and origins

'Ocean's Margin: shallows and origins'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Ocean's Margin: refractions and caustics

'Ocean's Margin: refractions and caustics'
122 x 107 cm  (48 x 42")
o/c

Evening in the Solent 3

'Evening in the Solent 3'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 12

'Sunrise in the Solent 12'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Solent 4

'Evening in the Solent 4'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b
From the Artist's Collection

Evening in the Solent 6

'Evening in the Solent 6'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b
From the Artist's Collection

Evening in the Solent 8

'Evening in the Solent 8'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Solent 13

'Evening in the Solent 13'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent XXXII

'Sunrise in the Solent XXXII'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Solent 2

'Evening in the Solent 2'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b
From the Artist's Collection

Rear View Mirror II

'Rear View Mirror II'
60 x 90 cm  (23.5 x 35.5")
o/c

Rear View Mirror II

'Rear View Mirror I'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Ocean, Lights and Palms XIX

'Ocean, Lights and Palms XIX'
122 x 152 cm  (48 x 60")
o/b

Ocean, Lights and Palms XX

'Ocean, Lights and Palms XX'
122 x 152 cm  (48 x 60")
o/c

The Map of a Dream 1

'The Map of a Dream 1'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Mid Summer's Eve 1

'Mid Summer's Eve 1'
71 x 91 cm  (28 x 36")
o/c

Mid-Summer's Fire

'Mid-Summer's Fire'
71 x 91 cm  (28 x 36")
o/c

Mid-Summer's Eve 2

'Mid-Summer's Eve 2'
71 x 91 cm  (28 x 36")
o/c

MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown

'MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown: August evening

'MacMillan Wharf, Provincetown: August evening'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

Sunset over the Shopping Mall: Havant

'Sunset over the Shopping Mall: Havant'
11 x 17 cm  (4.5 x 6.5")
o/b

Evening Sky: above city lights

'Evening Sky: above city lights'
17 x 19 cm  (6.5 x 7.5")
o/b

Sunset in the Solent XV

'Sunset in the Solent XV'
18 x 28 cm  (7 x 11")
o/b

Sunset in the Solent X

'Sunset in the Solent X'
18 x 28 cm  (7 x 11")
o/b

Above Dusk 1

'Above Dusk 1'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Above Dusk 2

'Above Dusk 2'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Sunrise in the Solent 13

'Sunrise in the Solent 13'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 15

'Sunrise in the Solent 15'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 16

'Sunrise in the Solent 16'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 18

'Sunrise in the Solent 18'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 1

'Sunrise in the Solent 1'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 22

'Sunrise in the Solent 22'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 8

'Sunrise in the Solent 8'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 20

'Sunrise in the Solent 20'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 21

'Sunrise in the Solent 21'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 7

'Sunrise in the Solent 7'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Chichester Harbour

'Chichester Harbour'
61 x 91 cm  (24 x 36")
o/c

Langstone Quay 1

'Langstone Quay 1'
61 x 91 cm  (24 x 36")
o/c

Langstone Quay 2

'Langstone Quay 2'
61 x 91 cm  (24 x 36")
o/c

Langstone Quay 3

'Langstone Quay 3'
61 x 91 cm  (24 x 36")
o/c

Hampshire Sky 1

'Hampshire Sky 1'
51 x 76 cm  (20 x 30")
o/c

Chichester Harbour at Emsworth

'Chichester Harbour at Emsworth'
46 x 61 cm  (18 x 24")
o/c

Turnham Green Tube Station: dusk

'Turnham Green Tube Station: dusk'
17 x 24 cm  (6.5 x 9.5")
o/b

Birth of Aphrodite 1

'Birth of Aphrodite 1'
15 x 18 cm  (6 x 7")
o/b

Ravenscourt Park Tube Station: spring afternoon

'Ravenscourt Park Tube Station: spring afternoon'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

Tesco Petrol Station: journey home

'Tesco Petrol Station: journey home'
41 x 61 cm  (16 x 24")
o/c

Westway 5

'Westway 5'
35.5 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

Sunrise in the Solent 17

'Sunrise in the Solent 17'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 10

'Sunrise in the Solent 10'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 5

'Sunrise in the Solent 5'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 9

'Sunrise in the Solent 9'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Sunrise in the Solent 4'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 3

'Sunrise in the Solent 3'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 6

'Sunrise in the Solent 6'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 19

'Sunrise in the Solent 19'
18 x 28 cm  (7 x 11")
o/b

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 1'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 2'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 3'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 4'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 5'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 6'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 7'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 8'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Sunrise in the Solent 4

'Dusk in Havant 9'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
Watercolour

Evening in the Solent 20

'Evening in the Solent 20'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Solent 1

'Evening in the Solent 1'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Solent 7

'Evening in the Solent 7'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

KFC Havant

'KFC Havant'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

KFC Havant: dusk

'KFC Havant: dusk'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/c

Evening Sky above the A3

'Evening Sky above the A3'
36 x 46 cm  (14 x 18")
o/b

Tesco Petrol Station: sunset, Havant

'Tesco Petrol Station: sunset, Havant'
25.5 x 15 cm  (10 x 6")
o/b

Wellfleet: Cape Cod

'Wellfleet: Cape Cod'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Cocoa Beach: midday

'Cocoa Beach: midday'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Between the Islands: incoming tide

'Between the Islands: incoming tide'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Between the Islands: horizon lost in the heat

'Between the Islands: horizon lost in the heat'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Between the Islands: on a still morning

'Between the Islands: on a still morning'
81 x 122 cm  (32 x 48")
o/c

Andaman Sea: morning

'Andaman Sea: morning'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Andaman Sea: late morning

'Andaman Sea: late morning'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Andaman Sea: late afternoon

'Andaman Sea: late afternoon'
30.5 x 40.5 cm  (12 x 16")
o/c

Andaman Sea: view east towards dusk

'Andaman Sea: view east towards dusk'
13 x 61 cm  (20 x 24")
o/c

Andaman Sea: new view at sunset

'Andaman Sea: view east at sunset'
13 x 61 cm  (20 x 24")
o/c

Andaman Sea: islands and coast

'Andaman Sea: islands and coast'
30 x 40 cm  (12 x 16")
o/c

Layan Beach: morning

'Layan Beach: morning'
30 x 41 cm  (12 x 16")
o/c

Layan Beach

'Layan Beach'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/c

Santa Monica

'Santa Monica: morning light'
71 x 107 cm  (28 x 42")
o/c

At Newcombe Hollow: afternoon

'At Newcombe Hollow: afternoon'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Evening in the Islands I

'Evening in the Islands I'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Evening in the Islands II

'Evening in the Islands II'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Layan Beach: evening

'Layan Beach: evening'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Phuket: sunset

'Phuket: sunset'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Midday Sky between the Islands II

'Midday Sky between the Islands II'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Sky at Noon over the Islands

'Sky at Noon over the Islands'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Evening Sky over the Bay

'Evening Sky over the Bay'
13 x 18 cm  (5 x 7")
o/b

Evening in the Islands III

'Evening in the Islands III'
15 x 20 cm  (6 x 8")
o/b

Evening Sky 1

'Evening Sky 1'
30 x 41 cm  (12 x 16")
o/c

Evening Sky 2

'Evening Sky 2'
30 x 41 cm  (12 x 16")
o/c

Evening I

'Evening I'
10 x 28 cm  (4 x 11")
o/b

Evening IV

'Evening IV'
10 x 28 cm  (4 x 11")
o/b

Work in progress

Work in Progress