Sarah B. McCann

My most recent work has been experimenting with adding different sculptural elements to my paintings. These pieces expand to a third dimension through wood shelving, frames, and added found objects. The subject matter varies and includes references to art history, personal experience, gifted objects with significant meaning, mental health, and more. I am adding to this page as pieces are completed so please check back! I currently have seven planned for the initial series, but there may be more!

While work is in progress, this page is under construction . I will continue to add statements and images of new work as they are completed.

A dear friend has family in Texas and was traveling back and forth quite a bit as we worked on a project together. At some point she said to me, I will bring you rocks back from Texas, and I said OK! One does not refuse gift rocks from Texas. I do not know what I was expecting, but the five rocks she brought back were beautiful, each unique in its own way— in shape, form, color, and substance. She also texted me pictures of where she found the rocks and one of those photos included a single white flower in a field of rocks and stones. I had been toying with the idea of these three dimensional paintings for a while and when I got these rocks, I cut a piece of scrap wood to attach to a blank canvas and started with the rocks. I was delighted and as I considered what to paint, I knew it would be where the rocks came from. The title is inspired by a song by Edith Frost, "Cars and Parties". The lyrics are about dreaming of old homes, while living in a place getting too cold with too many cars and parties. It reminds me of aging as we reflect on our ties to places, people, and activities that maybe were fun when we were young, but now do not resonate quite the way they used to. The song can be listened to here.

Untitled, 15" x 21" x 2", mixed media, completed in 2026

The first time I became significantly depressed was due to an over the counter allergy drug where this was listed as a side effect, but one that impacted less than .02% of the population so is considered rare and undocumented. Apparently, I am one of those rare people who have not been documented. Once I figured out that the depression started when the allergy meds started I stopped taking them and within a few days felt better. I was unsure what to do with the rest of the pills, but was working in resin so decided to create frames with those and all the other allergy remedies I had tried, but did not work. I found the frames incredibly ugly and they bounced around my studio for years before I was able to resolve them in this completed piece.