Sarah Tew Amidst the Storm at Fryup Dale

Sarah K. Tew is an award-winning painter based in the North York Moors, greatly inspired by landscape and nature. She is drawn to wild, changeable weather — moments when light and atmosphere transform the land. Working predominantly in watercolour, alongside ink and acrylic, she paints en plein air and in her studio, expressing a moment in time through quick brushstrokes and experimental marks.

Her paintings reflect an emotional response to the environment, prioritising the essence of the moment over precision or visual accuracy. Rain, snow, storms, and sunlight often take centre stage in her work, shaping its textural and gestural character. Each painting becomes a quiet record of time spent watching, walking, and waiting — an ongoing dialogue with the sky and landscape.