Sara Lee Roberts

Faculty
Alumni, 2008

Biography

Sara Lee Roberts lives and works in London. She studied Fine Art at the Byam Shaw School of Art, Chemical Physics at Sussex University, Conservation of Paintings at Cambridge University, and Drawing on the Drawing Year at the RDS. Roberts learned a great deal about art through working on paintings at the Fitzwilliam Museum and the Wallace Collection when she was a restorer. She has exhibited widely, and her drawings and paintings are held in both private and public collections. Her book, Painting and Reinterpreting the Masters, was published in 2019.

On drawing

Drawing involves taking what you need in order to communicate. A good drawing shows the artist's energy and intention. It can be made using many materials – the drawing does not have to be on a piece of paper. In my teaching, I help people to show their energy and to be honest. Drawing is like any other discipline – it must be practised every day, and be supported by knowledge – knowledge of what has already been made and equally of what is being made now.