Sara Sisun

Portrait of Sophie, Oil Painting

2024

Artist Comments
A young woman appears peaceful with her eyes closed and lips slightly parted. Her warm skin tones complement the muted gray background, while her long hair fades into the unfinished edges. Artist Sara Sisun painted this portrait using the all-prima technique.

About the Artist
Artist Sara Sisun interprets timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the need for people to make and share images as a form of empathetic connection and continuity,” says Sara. Encouraged by her mother, who regularly took her to museums, Sara began her artistic journey at a young age. She fell in love with painting at age six after stepping into the Art Students League of Denver and feeling instantly at home. At twenty-one, she completed her MFA and furthered her studies in Art History, focusing on the Early Modern period. Based in Boulder, Colorado, Sara paints in a small studio in her bedroom, where she can hear a nearby creek outside her window. When not making art, Sara spends time reading, rock climbing, and teaching at the Rocky Mountain College of Art and Design.

Words that describe this painting: portrait, alla prima, peaceful, classical, figure, woman, people, classical, oil painting, grey

Portrait of Sophie
Sara Sisun
Oil painting on stretched linen
Varnished and Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2024
16 in. h x 12 in. w x .2 in. d
0 lbs. 8 oz.