Sally Barton SGFA
@sallybartonart.bsky.social
Artist & illustrator www.sallybarton.co.uk
@SGFADrawing @RIwatercolours @STWatercolour
instagram: @sallybarton_artgallery2022
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SallyBartonArtPrints
@SGFADrawing @RIwatercolours @STWatercolour
instagram: @sallybarton_artgallery2022
https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/SallyBartonArtPrints
Detail from 'Deckchairs with figures' based on sketches & photos taken outside Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #figurativeart #peoplewatching #groupstudy #lightandshadow #Englishsummer #Margate #deckchairs #Summer2025 #artistonbluesky
February 5, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Detail from 'Deckchairs with figures' based on sketches & photos taken outside Turner Contemporary Gallery, Margate #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #figurativeart #peoplewatching #groupstudy #lightandshadow #Englishsummer #Margate #deckchairs #Summer2025 #artistonbluesky
A watercolour sketch: Cafe couple (this is from last summer, not England in January!) #watercolorpainting #portraits #peoplewatching #lightandshadow #artistsonbluesky #figurativepainting #watercolour #Canterbury #EnglishSummer #coffee #cafeculture #figurestudy #sunshine
January 29, 2026 at 8:51 PM
A watercolour sketch: Cafe couple (this is from last summer, not England in January!) #watercolorpainting #portraits #peoplewatching #lightandshadow #artistsonbluesky #figurativepainting #watercolour #Canterbury #EnglishSummer #coffee #cafeculture #figurestudy #sunshine
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Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
January 25, 2026 at 6:45 AM
Bernice King has it absolutely right. We are facing a moral crisis in this country. And we must all act together to end it.
Detail from 'The Queue' a greyscale watercolour created for the Brains Trust charity (UK) art auction in 2023 #watercolour #fıgurativeart #portraits #schminke #lightandshadow #watercolorpainting #queue #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #greyscale #waitinginline #peoplewatching #peopleinprofile
January 8, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Detail from 'The Queue' a greyscale watercolour created for the Brains Trust charity (UK) art auction in 2023 #watercolour #fıgurativeart #portraits #schminke #lightandshadow #watercolorpainting #queue #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #greyscale #waitinginline #peoplewatching #peopleinprofile
Details from paintings & drawings created in the past 12 months,
wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year #watercolorpainting #wolffcharcoal #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #summer2025 #florence #margate #kent #coventgarden #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky#sketching #lifedrawing
wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year #watercolorpainting #wolffcharcoal #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #summer2025 #florence #margate #kent #coventgarden #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky#sketching #lifedrawing
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Details from paintings & drawings created in the past 12 months,
wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year #watercolorpainting #wolffcharcoal #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #summer2025 #florence #margate #kent #coventgarden #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky#sketching #lifedrawing
wishing everyone a happy and peaceful New Year #watercolorpainting #wolffcharcoal #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #summer2025 #florence #margate #kent #coventgarden #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky#sketching #lifedrawing
Detail from watercolour 'Deckchairs with Figures' #watercolorpainting #beachlife #lightandshadow #watercolour #Margate #seaside #holidays #artistonbluesky #figurativepainting #KentCoast #EnglishSeaside
December 13, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Detail from watercolour 'Deckchairs with Figures' #watercolorpainting #beachlife #lightandshadow #watercolour #Margate #seaside #holidays #artistonbluesky #figurativepainting #KentCoast #EnglishSeaside
Completed watercolour 'On Margate Sands' #watercolorpainting #EnglishSeaside #Margate #figurestudy #portraits #watercolour #figurativeart #Holidays #Beachlife #artistsonbluesky #swimmers #KentCoast #bathers #seaside
#SummerHeatwave #lightandshadow #Sand&Sea
#SummerHeatwave #lightandshadow #Sand&Sea
December 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Completed watercolour 'On Margate Sands' #watercolorpainting #EnglishSeaside #Margate #figurestudy #portraits #watercolour #figurativeart #Holidays #Beachlife #artistsonbluesky #swimmers #KentCoast #bathers #seaside
#SummerHeatwave #lightandshadow #Sand&Sea
#SummerHeatwave #lightandshadow #Sand&Sea
From the archive - detail from the first of a number of narrowboat portraits executed over the years. This is 'Dawn Chorus' #canalboat #riverlife #watercolour #portrait #narrowboats #narrowboatsofinstagram #artistonbluesky #waterside #bargee #canalboatlife #watercolorpainting #reflectionsinwater
November 24, 2025 at 9:24 PM
From the archive - detail from the first of a number of narrowboat portraits executed over the years. This is 'Dawn Chorus' #canalboat #riverlife #watercolour #portrait #narrowboats #narrowboatsofinstagram #artistonbluesky #waterside #bargee #canalboatlife #watercolorpainting #reflectionsinwater
Watercolour portrait sketches - selected bits from my figurative paintings. My attempts to suggest the look of a face using only a few brushstrokes #watercolour #portraits #fıgurativeart #faces #lightandshadow #peoplewatching #youthandage #artistsonbluesky #watercolorpainting #greyscaleportrait
October 10, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Watercolour portrait sketches - selected bits from my figurative paintings. My attempts to suggest the look of a face using only a few brushstrokes #watercolour #portraits #fıgurativeart #faces #lightandshadow #peoplewatching #youthandage #artistsonbluesky #watercolorpainting #greyscaleportrait
Work in progress 'On Margate Sands'. Last hurrah of summer #watercolour #artistonbluesky #EnglishSummer #watercolorartist #Seaside #summer2025 #seaside #portraits #figurativeart #Kent #lightandshadow #holiday #swimming #coastline #Britishseaside #Kentcoast #Margate
September 28, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Work in progress 'On Margate Sands'. Last hurrah of summer #watercolour #artistonbluesky #EnglishSummer #watercolorartist #Seaside #summer2025 #seaside #portraits #figurativeart #Kent #lightandshadow #holiday #swimming #coastline #Britishseaside #Kentcoast #Margate
Detail from a portrait of the narrowboat 'Hrafn', moored in the Potteries, England. A commission from last year #ThePotteries #narrowboats #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #boats #figurativeart #MiddleEngland #LordVernonsWharf #VictorianIndustrialLandscape #MiddleportPottery
August 30, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Detail from a portrait of the narrowboat 'Hrafn', moored in the Potteries, England. A commission from last year #ThePotteries #narrowboats #watercolour #watercolorpainting #portrait #boats #figurativeart #MiddleEngland #LordVernonsWharf #VictorianIndustrialLandscape #MiddleportPottery
Pencil sketch of group of young people on the steps in Trafagar Square. This was sketched from a photo rather than from life #portraits #figurativeart #wolffpencil #peoplewatching #TrafalgarSquare #London #lunchbreak #charcoalpencil #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #pencilsketch #faces #studyofyouth
August 25, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Pencil sketch of group of young people on the steps in Trafagar Square. This was sketched from a photo rather than from life #portraits #figurativeart #wolffpencil #peoplewatching #TrafalgarSquare #London #lunchbreak #charcoalpencil #artistonbluesky #figurestudy #pencilsketch #faces #studyofyouth
Wedding portrait commission (now delivered to client) #watercolorportrait #commission #weddingportrait #GreekWedding #portrait #watercolourpainting #artistonbluesky #figurativeart #WeddingGift #PortraitArt #weddingdress #olivebranch #figurestudy
August 20, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wedding portrait commission (now delivered to client) #watercolorportrait #commission #weddingportrait #GreekWedding #portrait #watercolourpainting #artistonbluesky #figurativeart #WeddingGift #PortraitArt #weddingdress #olivebranch #figurestudy
Detail from a #watercolour painted a couple of years ago 'Out of the Shadows' based on figures observed in Folkestone, Kent #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #watercolor #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky #portrait #KentEngland
August 13, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Detail from a #watercolour painted a couple of years ago 'Out of the Shadows' based on figures observed in Folkestone, Kent #figurativepainting #peoplewatching #watercolor #lightandshadow #artistonbluesky #portrait #KentEngland
Sketches from life from cafe in @Canterbury #cafesociety #drawnfromlife #figurative #artistonbluesky#portrait #coffeeshop #charcoal #Englishcoffeeshop #conte #sketching #figurestudy
July 28, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Sketches from life from cafe in @Canterbury #cafesociety #drawnfromlife #figurative #artistonbluesky#portrait #coffeeshop #charcoal #Englishcoffeeshop #conte #sketching #figurestudy
Detail from a house portrait painted a few years ago - Scottish farmhouse & estate #watercolour #houseportrait #portrait #scotland #landscapepainting #ScottishLandscape #artistonbluesky#watercolourportrait #forest #commission #forest #scottishhighlands #watercolorpainting
July 21, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Detail from a house portrait painted a few years ago - Scottish farmhouse & estate #watercolour #houseportrait #portrait #scotland #landscapepainting #ScottishLandscape #artistonbluesky#watercolourportrait #forest #commission #forest #scottishhighlands #watercolorpainting
Detail from WIP Figures in a Heatwave #watercolour #summer25 #portraits #heatwave #fıgurativeart #artistonbluesky #watercolorpainting #walmerkent #parchedgrass #sunshine #lightandshade #figurestudy #KentEngland #peoplewatching
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Detail from WIP Figures in a Heatwave #watercolour #summer25 #portraits #heatwave #fıgurativeart #artistonbluesky #watercolorpainting #walmerkent #parchedgrass #sunshine #lightandshade #figurestudy #KentEngland #peoplewatching
WIP 'On Santa Trinita Bridge' #watercolour #Florence #figurativepainting #italytravel #portraits #watercolorpainting #masonry #artistoninsta #holidayseason #sunglasses #artistonbluesky #Europe #figurestudy
June 19, 2025 at 8:25 AM
WIP 'On Santa Trinita Bridge' #watercolour #Florence #figurativepainting #italytravel #portraits #watercolorpainting #masonry #artistoninsta #holidayseason #sunglasses #artistonbluesky #Europe #figurestudy
Detail from Alfresco in the City #watercolour #London #pub #figurativeart #ArtistOnBlueSky #LightandShade #portraits #watercolorpainting #urbanlife #figurestudy #CoventGarden #watercoloursketch #LunchBreak #peoplewatching #England
June 5, 2025 at 10:00 AM
Detail from Alfresco in the City #watercolour #London #pub #figurativeart #ArtistOnBlueSky #LightandShade #portraits #watercolorpainting #urbanlife #figurestudy #CoventGarden #watercoloursketch #LunchBreak #peoplewatching #England
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"The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House. This is American corruption on the scale of a post-Soviet republic or a postcolonial African dictatorship."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
The Trump Presidency’s World-Historical Heist
He is taking self-enrichment to a scale never seen before in America.
www.theatlantic.com
May 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"The brazenness of the self-enrichment resembles nothing seen in any earlier White House. This is American corruption on the scale of a post-Soviet republic or a postcolonial African dictatorship."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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*glancing around nervously
Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 Middlemarch lovers together in a single online location!
Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 Middlemarch lovers together in a single online location!
May 28, 2025 at 1:58 AM
*glancing around nervously
Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 Middlemarch lovers together in a single online location!
Bluesky isn’t about popularity, it’s about gathering all 17 Middlemarch lovers together in a single online location!
Detail from 'Sunday in the Park with Phones'. Monochrome #watercolour #phones #scrolling #portraits #figurative #lightandshadow #Sunday #artistoninsta #cafeculture #watercolorpaintings #londonlife #cafesociety #V&AMuseum
May 27, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Detail from 'Sunday in the Park with Phones'. Monochrome #watercolour #phones #scrolling #portraits #figurative #lightandshadow #Sunday #artistoninsta #cafeculture #watercolorpaintings #londonlife #cafesociety #V&AMuseum
Detail from a just completed watercolour 'Spring sunshine: urban pub garden' #watercolour #peoplewatching #portraits #figürativeart #watercolorpainting #Spring #londonart #pub #society #citylife
April 19, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Detail from a just completed watercolour 'Spring sunshine: urban pub garden' #watercolour #peoplewatching #portraits #figürativeart #watercolorpainting #Spring #londonart #pub #society #citylife
Detail from work in progress. Love groups of figures - these were eating lunch outdoors #watercolour #tonal #peoplewatching #figurativepainting #lunchbreak #lightandshadow #portraits #sunglasses #watercolorpainting #greyscale #artistonbluesky
April 4, 2025 at 9:27 AM
Detail from work in progress. Love groups of figures - these were eating lunch outdoors #watercolour #tonal #peoplewatching #figurativepainting #lunchbreak #lightandshadow #portraits #sunglasses #watercolorpainting #greyscale #artistonbluesky
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'Europe is not only home to our traditional allies; it is an enviable zone of democracy, wealth and prosperity with which it benefits us to have good relations, and from which we can sometimes learn'
Snyder on the new US imperialism
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Snyder on the new US imperialism
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
March 29, 2025 at 1:27 PM
'Europe is not only home to our traditional allies; it is an enviable zone of democracy, wealth and prosperity with which it benefits us to have good relations, and from which we can sometimes learn'
Snyder on the new US imperialism
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...
Snyder on the new US imperialism
open.substack.com/pub/snyder/p...