Sally Trueman

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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.

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. From abstract shapes her mark making develops, demonstrating a passion for colour, movement and light.

Sally’s work makes up part of the Museum Carcassonne and the Brighton Museum collections. She has had her painting published in a number of magazines and books including, Artists and Illustrator and The Neurobiology of Painting by F. Clifford Rose.