Sarah Locke Art

I create pictures of animals because they live real lives and feel emotions, just like us. They feel pain, joy, fear and loss, and they see the world in ways we may never fully understand. I try to capture the essence of that shared existence so that people can pause, look, and feel, and see what I see, even if just for a moment. The quiet regard, the wild joy, the hunger in their eyes.

I struggle to tell my own complicated story, but through their stories something deeper is said, and a part of me is shared with each piece. There is emotion in every line, every stare, every quiet moment.

These are lives that matter.

If we keep denying that animals feel just as keenly as we do, we’re ignoring a part of ourselves and severing our connection to the living world. My art is a way to connect with the lives we too easily overlook, and to remember, reawaken and come home to nature.