Sarah Calandro is an alla prima oil painter dedicated to mastery and growth. Her paintings are luminous, abstracted impressions of the subject matter she paints. She strives to capture light, space, and color in a way that seems effortless. She’s deeply curious about how the simplicity of her technique and tools together create harmony — things like limited palettes, big simple shapes, and economy of brushwork. She works across a variety of subjects and is particularly drawn to contemporary portrait, figure, and still life paintings.

Sarah is originally from Baton Rouge, LA and now resides in Richmond, VA with her husband, daughter, and two sweet pups. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Louisiana State University and a Master’s Degree in Design from Carnegie Mellon University. She worked as an experience designer in technology for 10 years before transitioning to painting full time. Now, she paints out of her home studio and teaches the fundamentals of oil painting both online and in person.