Sara Linda Poly, originally from the Philadelphia area, studied at university in PA, VA, MD., and with local and national artists. Sara's past experience includes illustration and design and work as assistant gallery director at the Art League Gallery, in Alexandria, VA., where she is now an instructor.
Known for her sweeping skies and dramatic light in the landscape, she has been the winner of numerous awards and a participant in many regional and national shows.
Magazine articles include International Artist, Plein Air, Southwest Art and Elan Magazines.
Traveling and teaching around the US, Europe and Mexico, Sara paints and teaches workshops locally and internationally.
Memberships include: The Oil Painters of America, The Washington Society of Landscape Painters, and The Salmagundi Club, NYC.
"I have always been at home under the open sky. Trying to capture the beauty and mystery of nature with paint is a joy like no other...it is like coming home."