Sasha Harding
One of a family of five sisters and a brother, Sasha Harding was brought up in and around Swanage. Her interest in art was stimulated early, both by her surroundings and a tradition of art and music in the family. Two of Sasha's grandparents and a great aunt were artists.
She took her Art A-Level at 14 and went on to become an Art Scholar at Marlborough College. From there, Sasha studied at Shelley Park and then took her Art Degree at Falmouth.
Her work is well known locally and she has had several successful
one-man exhibitions as well as joint exhibitions in Swanage with her
sister Sophie. She undertakes murals and commissions, one of her most
interesting commissions being the 8-foot Crucifixion in Marlborough
Chapel.
Sasha Harding's work is very much influenced by her happy seaside
childhood. She now lives and works from her studio in Cornwall where
she has recently had very successful sell-out exhibitions. In fact,
her work is now so much in demand that she is selling it almost as
fast as the paint dries!
Painting with a limited palette of colours allows Sasha to concentrate
on her interest in form, which, clearly seen in her still life painting,
is carried 
through
in her depiction of coastal scenes. In these she explores the gentle
tones of a beach seen under a cloudy sky. or in the reflective langour
of a summer day. Her observations become more sharply drawn in bright
sunlight, with clear colours and crisp accents. Sasha Harding has
a delightful sense of the absurd, and this sparkles irrepressibly
through her work but the lasting impression is one of great affection
for her subject.
Sasha Harding is now considered to be one of the up-and-coming young
artists of the day.
